Interbank call rates were trading higher at 7.70/7.75% against its previous close of 6.75/6.80% on Monday on good demand from borrowing banks even in the second week of reporting cycle amidst tight liquidity situations. These rates are much in line with prevailing repo rate of 7.75%. In a related development, RBI, after effecting a 25 basis points rate cut outside its monetary policy cycle in Mid-January, left policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 7.75% in its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF stood unchanged to 6.75% and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate, determined at a spread of 100 basis points above repo rate, stood at 8.75%.
The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 3938 crore through repo auction on February 3, 2015, while banks via LAF facility borrowed Rs 14712 crore through repo window and parked Rs 20662 crore through three day reverse repo auction on February 02, 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 7.74% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 31860.64 crore, so far.
As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 7.71% in Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 44381.10 crore, so far.
The indicative call rates which closed at 6.75/6.80% on Monday 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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