Call rates edge higher in the holiday shortened week

05 Mar 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading at 8.90/95%, higher than previous close of 8.40/45% on Friday as banks borrowed to meet their reserve requirements in the holiday shortened week.  Further, cash rates also shot up as banks rushed to garner funds at the start of a new two-week reporting cycle.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 111,300 crore through repo window on March 5, 2012. Meanwhile, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 170,800 crore through repo window and parked Rs 11,340 crore via reverse repo window on March 2, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.75% and a low of 7.25%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.63% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 8,506.79, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.48% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 26,735.85 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.40/45% 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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