Interbank two day call rates eased slightly at 8.80/90%, lower than previous close of 8.95/9.05% on Tuesday as banks already borrowed to meet their reserve requirements ahead in the holiday shortened week. Typically demand wanes in the second week of reporting cycle as banks borrow more in the first week of the two-week reserves reporting cycle to avoid volatile rates in the second week.
The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 126,280 crore through repo window on March 7, 2012. Meanwhile, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 87,420 crore through repo window and parked Rs 2,000 crore via reverse repo window on March 6, 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 8.58% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 11,692.18, so far.
As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.59% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 47,907.35 crore, so far.
The indicative call rates which closed at 8.95/9.05% on Tuesday 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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