Call rates edge higher with the start of fresh reporting cycle

05 Mar 2018 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, were trading higher 5.94% from its previous close of 5.69% on Thursday 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 3640 crore via three days repo window on March 05, 2018, while they borrowed Rs 7475 crore via repo window and parked Rs 25068 crore via reverse repo window on March 01, 2018.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 6.10% and 5.05% respectively. 

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 5.85% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 44800.10 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 5.75% on Monday total volume stood at Rs 135840.10 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 5.69% 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, so far.

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