Call rates remain higher even on Reporting Friday

20 Apr 2012 Evaluate

Interbank three day call rates, despite slipping lower for fourth consecutive session to 8.20/30%, from Thursday's close of 8.25/30%, remained higher above the new repo rate of 8% on account of last moment bank’s scurry for covering up their product requirement on Reporting Friday.

The rate in a reflection to the liquidity deficit facing the country's inter-bank markets, also remained higher above the repo level, in light of the RBI’s aggressive stance of slashing key policy rates by 25 basis points.

In a sign of crunch, borrowing under RBI's repo facility rose above Rs 100,000 crore on Thursday, well above central bank comfort levels. The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 103,405 crore through repo window on April 19, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.10% and a low of 6.00%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.98% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 19,465.72 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.35% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 8,510.00 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.25/30% on Thursday 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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