Interbank call rates were trading higher at 8.00%/8.05% against its previous close of 7.70%/7.75% on Thursday as banks preferred to fulfill their fortnightly requirements in the first week reporting cycle, to avoid the volatility of call rates going further. The rates are expected to re-align with the new repo rates as Reserve Bank of India, in a big surprise cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.75% with immediate effect.
The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 20823 crore through repo auction on January 16, 2015, while banks via LAF facility borrowed Rs 20164 crore through three days repo window and parked Rs 1783 crore through one day reverse repo auction on January 15, 2015.
The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.10% and 6.75% respectively.
According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.02% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 32176.13 crore, so far.
As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 7.70/7.75% in Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 46352.55 crore, so far.
The indicative call rates which closed at 7.50/7.60% on Wednesday were contributions made from Andhra Bank, AXIS Bank, Bank of America, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Canara Bank, J P Morgan Chase, Citibank N.A., Corporation Bank, Credit Agricole Bank, Indusind Bank, ICICI Bank, ICICI Securities, IDBI Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Punjab National Bank, RBS, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, so far.
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