Call rates edge higher as bank borrow more anticipating RBI’s rate hike in the coming week

22 Jul 2011 Evaluate

Interbank call money rates are currently trading at 7.70% versus Thursday's close of 7.50/60%, as demand remained strong in the first week of the reporting fortnight. Banks also borrowed more ahead of the RBI’s monetary policy review on July 26, in order to avoid the volatility in rates then. The Reserve Bank of India is expected to raise its key policy rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday after inflation quickened in June and may hike once more by the end of the year, before pausing its long tightening campaign.

Banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 45,645 crore through repo window on July 22, 2011. While, banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 60,855 crore through repo window on July 21, 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 Friday and total volume so far stood at Rs 15,753 crore.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.51% on Friday and total volume so far stood at Rs 26,408.20 crore.

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.50/60% 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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