Call rates tad changed on higher demand

31 Jul 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading bit higher at 8.05/8.10% from its previous close of 8.00/8.05% as demand remained higher at the start of reporting fortnight, since most of the banks mostly cover for their mandated requirement within first week of reporting cycle. However, lower bank credit-deposit ratio and month-end government spending has so far provided a cap on surge of the call rates in the near term future.

Seeing high inflation as a bigger danger than the slowest growth in almost a decade, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its much awaited first quarter monetary policy review, as expected left its policy rates unchanged at 8% (repo) and 7%( reverse repo) respectively. However, surprisingly apex bank of India, surprisingly, slashed statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) of scheduled commercial banks from 24% to 23% of their NDTL. However, if this SLR cut is accompanied by OMOs then liquidity should improve further, providing a further lid to the surge of the call rates in near term.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 55,340 crore through repo window on July 31, 2012, while, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 48,895 crore via repo window on July 30, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.15% and a low of 8.00%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.03% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 17,751.12 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.01% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 24,816.30 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at  8.00/8.05% 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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