Call rates edge higher on good demand in first week of reporting cycle

07 Apr 2015 Evaluate

Interbank call rates edged higher to 7.35/7.40% against Monday’s closing of 6.25/6.30%. Meanwhile, the rates as anticipated edged higher as banks usually prefer to borrow for their mandated requirements in the first half of reporting cycle. The rates had even spiked up sharply last week, 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 1717 crore through repo auction on April 7, 2015, while banks via LAF borrowed Rs 1267 via repo window and parked Rs 42190 crore via reverse repo window on April 6, 2015.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.60% and 7.05% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 7.19% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 21430.72 crore, so far.  

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 7.12% in Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 44109.20 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 6.25/6.30% 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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