Call rates edge lower in the second week of reporting cycle

16 Jan 2017 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, were trading lower at 5.98% from its previous close of 6.04% on Friday as demand ebbed entering the second week of reporting cycle, since most of the banks must have already fulfilled their product requirements in order to avoid the volatility of call rates in the second half of reporting fortnight.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)-Fixed Rate Repo Operations borrowed Rs 1375 crore via three days repo window on January 16, 2017, while they borrowed Rs 2280 crore via repo window and parked Rs 6513 crore via reverse repo window on January 13, 2017.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 6.25% and 5.05% respectively.  

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 6.12% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 40090.24 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 6.08% on Monday total volume stood at Rs 90595.60 crore, so far.  

The indicative call rates which closed at 6.04% on Friday, 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, so far.

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