Cash rates edge higher for third straight session of week

21 Mar 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were at 8.90/8.95% from Tuesday's close of 8.95/9.05%, as liquidity remained tight after advance tax outflows in the holiday truncated week. Money markets are closed on Friday for a local holiday. The liquidity infused through the cut in banks' cash reserve ratio, has deflected due to the pressure on account of tax outflows. Meanwhile, the strain on liquidity is expected to remain until the tax outflows return as month-end government spending next week. However, a sharp rise in the cash rates has been capped as most banks have met mandated reserve needs last week since the period of outflows is cyclical and known in advance.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 148,820 crore through repo window on March 21, 2012. The banks via LAF borrowed Rs 149,970 crore through repo window and parked Rs 505 crore via reverse repo window on March 20, 2012 respectively.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.75% and a low of 7.50%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.67% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 15,529.12 crore, 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 42,498.25 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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