Call rates remain typically higher on Wednesday

20 Jul 2011 Evaluate

The Inter-bank call money rates opened at 7.70% little higher compared to Tuesday's close of 7.60/65% as demand for funds was largely stable in the first week of reporting fortnight. Demand is likely to remain firm ahead of central bank's monetary policy review on July 26 as the banks would like to cover their position before the policy in order to avoid the potential volatility in rate there off.

Banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 63,045 crore on July 20, 2011. While, banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 64,395 crore through repo window and parked Rs 300 crore on July 19, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 7.70% and a low of 7.45%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.62% on Wednesday and total volume so far stood at Rs 13,685 crore.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.50% on Wednesday and total volume so far stood at Rs 22,467.90 crore.

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.60/65% 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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