Call rates unchanged on comfortable liquidity condition

01 Aug 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were almost unchanged at 8.00//8.05% from its previous close of 8.05/8.10% despite being the first week of the new reporting cycle as liquidity in the banking system remains well within the RBI's comfort zone. Further, lower bank credit-deposit ratio and month-end government spending provided a lid on the uptake of the call rates in the near term future.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 47,395 crore through repo window on August 1, 2012, while, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 55,340 crore via repo window and parked Rs 5 crore via reverse repo window on July 31, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.10% 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 8.01% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 15,537.47 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.99% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 28,109.90 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at  8.05/8.10% 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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