Call rates trade steady on Wednesday

25 Apr 2012 Evaluate

Interbank day call rates opened at 8.35/40%, flat compared to Tuesday’s close, remained higher from new repo rate of 8%, after India's central bank cut interest rates for the first time in three years by an unexpectedly sharp 50 basis points. The Apex bank reduced the repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 50 basis points from 8.5 percent to 8.0 percent with immediate effect. Moreover, the India’s inter-bank call rate rose to 8.35/8.40% on Tuesday from Monday’s close of 8.30/8.40, as demand for funds from banks rose, as is typical in the first week of the two-week reporting cycle. Moreover, the liquidity is very tight, as evident by the Rs 1.11 trillion borrowing from the repo window versus Monday’s Rs 942.50 billion.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 117,885 crore through repo window on April 25, 2012. The banks via LAF borrowed Rs 111,190 crore through repo window and parked Rs 10 crore via reverse repo on April 24, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.23% 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 8.40% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 28,149.00 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.10% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 12,484.40 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.35/40% 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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