Call rates trade marginally higher on Friday

10 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Interbank three-day call rates were at 8.75/8.80, marginally higher from its Thursday’s close of  8.75/8.80 as demand for funds was firm on the final day of the two-week reporting cycle, but a second repo auction later in the day is expected to keep a lid on rates. Typically, rates turn volatile on the last day of the two-week cycle as some banks try to deploy excess funds, while others rush to cover any unexpected cash outflows. However, Indian cash rates ended slightly lower on Thursday, towards the close of the two-week reporting period, as banks opted to borrow more from the central bank's repo counter at 8.50 percent.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 86,705 crore through repo window on February 10, 2012. Meanwhile, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 1,31,400 crore through repo window and parked Rs 11000 crore via reverse repo window on February 9, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.67% and a low of 7.00%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.59% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 12,901.52, as on same day.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.45% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 37,361.70 crore, as on same day.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.70/75% 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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