Call rates open marginal higher on Thursday

30 Jun 2011 Evaluate

The Inter-bank call money rates opened at 7.75%, little higher compared to its previous close of 7.60/70% on Wednesday, as demand for funds from banks was higher on the last day of the June quarter. The demand from banks is high and the cash rates have gone up due to the demand-supply mismatch. This is the quarter-end, so there is some credit off-take taking place. There are also provisioning for any expected outflows that might happen. Hence, the tightness in liquidity may be witnessed. However, Indian cash rates ended largely steady and above the central bank’s repo rate on Wednesday, even in the second week of the reporting fortnight, on tight liquidity. Typically banks borrow less in the second week of the reporting fortnight as they cover more than their mandated requirement in the first week to avoid a last minute scramble for funds

Banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 1,04,690 crore through repo window and Rs 2,600 crore via reverse repo window on June 30, 2011. While, banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 96,330 crore through repo window and Rs 600 crore via reverse repo window on June 29, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 7.85% and a low of 6.50%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.75% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 7,982.00 crore on the same day.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 6.70% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 11,901.50 crore on the same day.

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.60/70% 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 Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, ING Vysya Bank, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank, P&S Bank.

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