Call rates crawl higher with fresh reporting cycle

13 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Interbank three-day call rates were at 8.75/80%, higher than Friday's close of 8.50/8.60 percent, as demand picked up in the first week of the reporting cycle. On Saturday, it closed at 8.80/85% in an illiquid market.  Demand for cash is typically strong in the first week of the two-week reporting cycle as most banks prefer to meet the mandated reserve needs as early as possible to reduce exposure to likely volatility in the latter half of the period.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 166,080 crore and Rs 86,705 crore through repo window on February 13, 2012 and February 10, 2012, respectively. Meanwhile, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 44,145 crore through second repo counter and parked Rs 240 crore via reverse repo window on February 10, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.70% 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 8.61% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 10,731.98, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.56% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 21,506.65 crore, as on same day.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.80/85% on Saturday 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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