Call rates edge higher on good demand from borrowing banks

02 Mar 2015 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 7.75/7.80% from its Friday's close 7.25/7.30%, on account of good demand from borrowing banks even in second week of reporting cycle amidst tight liquidity in the banking system. The rates are expected to ebb from here on since most of the banks would have fulfilled their mandated requirement in order to avoid the volatility call rates going further.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 7688 crore through repo auction on March 2, 2015, while banks via LAF facility borrowed Rs 8274 crore through repo window and parked Rs 9100 crore through two days reverse repo auction on February 27, 2015.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.95% and 7.40% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 7.75% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 26453.30 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 7.72% in Monday and total volume stood at Rs 41775.60 crore, so far. 

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.25/7.30% on Friday 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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