Call rates edge higher despite the start of second week of reporting fortnight

14 May 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates edged higher at 8.25/30% from its previous close of 8.20% at the start of the second week of the reporting fortnight as liquidity conditions remained strained despite the central bank's bond purchases amounting to Rs 9,760 crore via open market operations on Friday. Interbank call rates ended at 8.25/30% in illiquid market on Saturday. The crunch in the liquidity condition can be gauged from Repo borrowing, which has surpassed the Rs 1 trillion mark for 12 out of previous 14 consecutive session. Further, even J P Morgan in its report has stated that India's liquidity deficit could worsen, hitting Rs 1.5 trillion in June, as government spending remains tepid.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 1,09,555 crore through repo window on May 14, 2012 while, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 1,18,730 crore through repo window and parked Rs 5 crore via reverse repo window on May 11, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.20% and a low of 7.40%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.14% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 13,433.32 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.02% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 25,314.25 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.25/30% 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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