Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, were trading lower at 6.01% from its previous close of 6.14% on Wednesday, as demand eased in the start of first week of the reporting fortnight. However, the rates could edge higher in the coming days as banks preferred borrowing for their product requirement in the first week of two week reporting cycle.
The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)-Fixed Rate Repo Operations borrowed Rs 3430 crore via three days repo window on April 3, 2018, while they borrowed Rs 9717 crore via repo window and parked Rs 134045 crore via reverse repo window on March 28, 2018.
The overnight borrowing rates touched low of 5.00%.
According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 5.81% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 31336.23 crore, so far.
As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 5.68% on Tuesday total volume stood at Rs 100923.55 crore, so far.
The indicative call rates which closed at 6.14% on Wednesday, 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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