Call rates creep higher on reporting Friday

02 Mar 2012 Evaluate

Interbank three day call rates were trading steady at 9.00/9.10% compared with previous close of 9.00/9.05% on Thursday for one-day loans, as demand for funds was moderately strong just before the first week of a new two-week reporting cycle or rather the end of the current reporting cycle.

However, call rates are expected to soar going further as with the financial year drawing to a close, banks will try to shore-up deposits to improve their balance sheet, which will put further pressure on liquidity. Moreover, the cash rate could inch closer to the MSF rate in mid-March when companies make their advance tax payments. Currently, MSF rate stands at 9.50%.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 170,800 crore through repo window on March 2, 2012. Meanwhile, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 191,675 crore through repo window and parked Rs 10 crore via reverse repo window on March 1, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 9.10% and a low of 8.65%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.81% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 13,148.90, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.83% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 38,018.00 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 9.00/9.05% on Thursday 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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