Call rates trade steady on Friday

03 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Interbank three-day call rates were steady at Thursday’s close of 8.75/8.85 for one-day loans as banks stepped up borrowings to meet weekend reserve requirements in a banking system that is still deficit in cash supply. However, Indian overnight cash rates closed marginally lower on Thursday as the rush for funds waned and liquidity improved following a cut in cash reserve ratio (CRR) for banks that came into effect on Saturday. Marketmen also expect fall in cash rates next week as the central bank’s purchase of government debt via open market operation (OMO) scheduled for Friday will further reduce the cash deficit.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 112,830 crore through repo window on February 3, 2012. Meanwhile, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 120,300 crore through repo window and parked Rs 10 crore via reverse repo window on February 2, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.65% and a low of 8.50%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.63% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 12,302.31, as on same day.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.41% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 39,016.90 crore, as on same day.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.75/85% on Thursday 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 Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, ING Vysya Bank, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank, P&S Bank. 

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