Call rates remain steady amidst comfortable cash condition

18 Jul 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates remained almost steady at 8.10/15% as compared to previous close of 8.05/15% on Tuesday, as demand for funds from banks was largely stable during relatively easy cash conditions at the start of a new reporting period. Expectation that Reserve Bank of India, would conduct an open market operations to ease liquidity if cash conditions get squeezed yet again, also kept a lid on the surge of the rates.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 51,840 crore through repo window on July 18, 2012. Banks using LAF borrowed Rs 66,495 crore through repo window and parked Rs 5 crore via reverse repo window on July 17.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.10% and a low of 8.05%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.10% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 16262.46 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.00% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 28535.50 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.05/15% on Tuesday 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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