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Call rates remain steady above RBI’s key lending rate

06 Mar 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading unchanged from its previous close of 8.75/80% on Monday. The call rates despite trading unchanged was hovering above the RBI’s key lending rate of 8.50% as demand for loans remained high in the second week of the two-week reporting cycle, ahead of advance tax outflows due next week.

Banks continued to knock at the RBI's repo window to meet their needs at the beginning of the latter half of a two-week reporting cycle, with the financial markets closure on Thursday on account of a local festival also fuelling demand.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 87,420 crore through repo window on March 6, 2012. Meanwhile, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 111,300 crore through repo window and parked Rs 7,900 crore via reverse repo window on March 5, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.65% 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 8.62% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 11,229.53, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.14% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 54,540.35 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.75/80% on Monday 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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