Call rates trade little changed in second week of reporting fortnight

18 Sep 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading little changed at 8.00/10% from its previous close of 8.00/8.05% as demand usually dwindles in the second week of the reporting fortnight, with comfortable liquidity condition, further adding to the downside.

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 at a time when liquidity was expected to tightened on account of advance tax payments and the onset of festival-related currency demand.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 68,125 crore through repo window on September 18, 2012, while, the banks borrowed Rs 53,655 crore through repo window and parked Rs  on September 17, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.05% and 7.95% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.99% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 11,491.31 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.00% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 26,678.65 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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