Call rates stay above repo rate

20 Sep 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading little changed at 8.05/10% from its previous close of 8.00/8.10% as demand remained steady in light of deficit liquidity condition of banks on account of advance corporate tax outflows and festival-related currency demand. However, RBI’s rate cut of CRR by 25 bps effective from Saturday, which would add Rs 17,000 crore of liquidity in the banking system, would ease off some cash-tightness, thereby sending the cash rates lower than the repo level of 8%.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 85,295 crore through repo window on September 20, 2012, while, the banks borrowed Rs 68,125 crore through repo window and parked Rs 5 crore via reverse repo window  on September 18, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.10% and 8.05% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.04% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 11,047.04 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.02% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 24,956.95 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.00/8.10% 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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