Call rates edge lower on reporting Friday

28 Dec 2012 Evaluate

Interbank call rates edged lower at 7.95/8.05% from its Thursday’s close of 8.00/8.10% on reporting Friday. Call rates edged lower as most banks had already covered for their fortnight requirements. Further, the rates are also expected to ease further as quarter end rush for deposit comes to an end and government starts spending its massive cash balance with the RBI.

Consistent with the stance of monetary policy and based on the current assessment of prevailing and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank has decided to conduct Open Market Operations by purchasing government securities for an aggregate amount of Rs 8,000 crore on December 28, 2012.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 79,850 crore via repo window on December 28, 2012, while bank by using LAF facility borrowed Rs 130,980 crore via repo window and parked Rs 245 crore on December 27, 2012.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.40% and 7.95% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.22% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 15,780.83 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.96% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 10,999.50 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.10/8.15% on Thursday 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.

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