Call rates soar on fresh reporting fortnight

27 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were higher at 8.95/9.00%, sharply higher than Friday's close of 8.40/8.50% for three-day loans, as banks rushed to garner funds at the start of a new two-week reporting cycle.  However, cash rates could inch towards the double-digit mark next month after companies pay advance taxes around mid-March, pulling out cash from banks.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 179,400 crore through repo window on February 27, 2012. Meanwhile, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 96,280 crore through repo window and parked through Rs 700 crore via reverse repo window on February 24, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.90% 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 8.65% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 12,376.88 so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.63% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 14,325.75 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.40/50% 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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