Call rates ease despite the start of fresh reporting cycle; yet in line with repo rate

06 Apr 2015 Evaluate

Interbank call rates eased to 7.45/7.50% against Tuesday’s six day cash rate of 9.00/9.50%, but in line with repo rate at the start of fresh reporting cycle. The rates had even spiked up sharply last Tuesday, almost double the level of the benchmark repo rate on the last day of the financial year as the system fell short of funds due to tax outgo.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 19983 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 29809 crore through reverse repo auction on March 30, 2015.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.60% and 6.90% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 7.40% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 15811.60 crore, so far.  

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 7.21% in Monday and total volume stood at Rs 52181.05 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 9.00/9.50% on Tuesday 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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