Call rates unchanged on comfortable liquidity condition

17 Sep 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading unchanged at its previous close of 8.00/8.05% as demand largely stayed steady in light of comfortable liquidity condition. Further, RBI, in its mid-quarter monetary policy review, slashed cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks by 25 basis points from 4.75 per cent to 4.50 per cent of their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL), a move which is expected to inject Rs 17,000 crore in the banking system.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 53,655 crore through repo window on September 17, 2012, while, the banks borrowed Rs 55,120 crore through repo window and parked Rs  on September 14, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.10% and 7.80% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.99% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 12,230.69 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.01% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 57,034.35 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.00/8.05% on Friday 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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