Call rates edge higher with the start of fresh reporting cycle

22 Jan 2018 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, were trading higher 5.90% from its previous close of 5.73% on Friday as demand picked up momentum with the start of the reporting fortnight. Since most of the banks prefer borrowing for their mandated requirements in the first half of reporting cycle.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)-Fixed Rate Repo Operations borrowed Rs 11722 crore via three days repo window on January 22, 2018, while they borrowed Rs 2805 crore via repo window and parked Rs 28973 crore via reverse repo window on January 19, 2018.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 6.05% and 5.00% respectively. 

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 5.91% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 45690.57 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 5.98% on Monday total volume stood at Rs 136182.45  crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 5.73% 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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