Call rates unchanged despite banks borrowing for three days before a bank strike on Friday

05 Aug 2011 Evaluate

Interbank call money rates were trading unchanged from Thursday’s close of 8.00/10% despite most banks borrowing for three days before a bank strike on Friday as supply was adequate enough to meet demand. Employees of many state-owned banks, which are typically lenders in the cash market, are scheduled to go on a strike on Friday.

Banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 16,120 crore through repo window on August 5, 2011. While, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 19,485 crore through repo window on August 4, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.05% and a low of 7.90%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.98% on Friday and total volume so far stood at Rs 315 crore.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.93% on Friday and total volume so far stood at Rs 27,347.85 crore.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.00-8.10% 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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