Call rates open steady on Wednesday as demand remains unchanged

17 Aug 2011 Evaluate

Interbank call money rates opened at 8.05 on Wednesday, steady from Tuesday's close as demand was largely unchanged. Moreover, the call rates is likely to remain in a range of 8.00-8.10 percent during the week as banks are likely to meet most of their requirement from the central bank's repo window. However, Indian cash rates inched up on Tuesday as demand for funds from banks was slightly higher as it is the start of a new reporting fortnight. Demand is typically more at the beginning of a reporting fortnight as banks cover their position in the first week to avoid a last minute scramble for funds.

Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had said that lenders have adequate government bond stocks to borrow against from its liquidity injection facility as well as having access to the emergency lending facility.

Banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 35,270 crore through repo window on August 17, 2011. While, the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 51,205 crore through repo window and parked Rs 840 crore via reverse repo window on August 16, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.05% and a low of 7.90%, 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 so far stood at Rs 9,690 crore.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.98% on Tuesday and total volume so far stood at Rs 36,183.35 crore.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.05% 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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