Call rates remain unchanged for the second consecutive day on Wednesday

25 May 2011 Evaluate

The Inter-bank call money rates were unchanged from its previous close of 7.40/50% on Wednesday on steady demand of funds in the first week of the reporting fortnights. Traders are also of the view that the cash rates are likely to hold at these levels till the central bank's policy review next month. The market is broadly expecting the central bank to raise rates by 25 basis points in the policy review. Further, outflows related to advance tax in mid-June will cause liquidity to tighten further, which will put pressure on the rates.

Banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 73,390 crore through repo window and parked Rs 555 crore using reverse repo window on May 25, 2011. While Banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 63,330 crore through repo window and parked Rs 560 crore using reverse repo window on May 24, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 7.50% and a low of 6.10%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.39% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 15,716  crore on the same day.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.25% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 44,306 crore on the same day.

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.40 /50% 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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