Call rates remain higher on steady demand from banks in first week of reporting cycle

07 May 2015 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, were trading higher at 7.45/7.50% compared to 6.50/6.55%, as demand remained on the higher side in the fresh reporting cycle, since banks usually prefer to borrow for their mandated fortnightly requirements in the first week of reporting fortnight, in order to avoid volatility of rates going further.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 10605 crore via 1 day repo window on May 7, 2015, while they borrowed Rs 3897 crore via repo window and parked Rs 3290 crore via reverse repo window on May 6, 2015.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.55% and 7.15% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 7.43% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 27914.92 crore, so far. 

 As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market  was at 7.49% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 39255.70 crore, so far

The indicative call rates which closed at 6.50/6.55% 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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