Call rates steadies on comfortable liquidity condition

24 Jul 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading steady from its previous close of 8.00/05% as demand eased entering the second week of the reporting cycle. The call rates are expected to dwindle going further as lower bank credit-deposit ratio and month-end government spending would further ease liquidity conditions. The comfortable liquate condition of the banks could also be gauged from Reserve Bank of India’s reverse repo window, where banks have parked funds in double digits as on July 23, 2012.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 24,010 crore through repo window on July 24, 2012, while, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 39,990 crore via repo window and parked Rs 40 crore via reverse repo window on July 23, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.05% and a low of 7.95%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.00% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 17,870.58 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.96% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 34,324.35 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at  8.00/05% on Monday 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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