Call rates edge higher on good demand from borrowing banks

14 May 2015 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, were trading higher at 7.65/7.70% compared to 7.00/7.05%, as demand remained higher on penultimate session of reporting cycle. However, rates are expected to ebb from these levels as banks usually prefer to borrow for their mandated fortnightly requirements early in order to avoid volatility of rates on the last day of reporting cycle.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 16712 crore via repo window on May 14, 2015, while they borrowed Rs 18631 crore via repo window and parked Rs 3660 crore via reverse repo window on May 13, 2015.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.75% and 6.00% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 7.52% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 30326.22 crore, so far. 

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market  was at 7.34% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 59277.65 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.00/7.05% on Wednesday 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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