Call rates hover above the RBI’s lending rate on Monday

26 Mar 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were at 9.50/9.60%, hovering above the Reserve Bank of India’s key lending rate of 8.50% as demand for the funds picked up at the start of the fresh two-week reporting cycle. On Saturday, it had closed at 9.00/9.05% in an illiquid market. Money markets were closed on Friday on account of local holiday.

However, cash rates hit a 2-month high on Thursday as demand for funds spiked up on the last day of the two-week reporting cycle. The cash rates on Thursday had pierced through the psychological 10% level.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 195,635 crore through repo window on March 26, 2012. The banks via LAF borrowed Rs 135,375 crore through repo window on March 22, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 9.25% and a low of 7.00%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 9.00% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 10143.71 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.79% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 5015.30 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 9.00/9.05% on Saturday 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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