Cash rates ease in the second week of two-week reporting cycle

21 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were at 8.80/8.85%, compared with Friday's close of 8.90/9.00% for four-day loans, as demand eased in the second week of the two-week reporting cycle. Cash rates also eased as investors were expecting that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) might buy debt through open market, a move to inject liquidity in the banking system. The RBI typically announces its plan for debt purchases via OMOs after market hours on Tuesday’s. The market was closed on Monday for a local holiday.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 165,510 crore through repo window and parked Rs 1,575 crore via reverse repo window on February 17, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.65% and a low of 7.50%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.61% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 10,138.81, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.50% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 20,170.50 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.90/9.00% on Friday 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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