Call rates edge higher on Tuesday

22 Mar 2016 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, were trading higher at 7.12% from its previous close of 6.90% on Monday, on account of good demand from borrowing banks in first week of reporting cycle amidst tight liquidity in the banking system.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF): Fixed Rate Repo Operations borrowed Rs 21316 crore via three days repo window on March 22, 2016, while they borrowed Rs 20758 crore via repo window and parked Rs 8475 crore via reverse repo window on March 21, 2016.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.40% and 5.50% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 6.99% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 30703.06 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.03% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 63834.65 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 6.90% 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, so far.   

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