Call rates trade steady on Wednesday

23 Jan 2013 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading unchanged at its previous close of 8.05/8.10% on Tuesday, as demand to some extent receded in the second week of the reporting fortnight, nevertheless, the call rates still gyrated above the repo mark. Surge of call rates also remain capped on account of bank’s borrowing via RBI’s repo window. Although banks' borrowing from the central bank's repo window rose to Rs 90,000 crore, above the RBI's comfort level of deficit, but still below the psychological Rs 1 trillion rupee mark. Meanwhile, absence of any government bond sale in the week is also likely to keep a lid on liquidity deficit and thereby on the up move of the call rates.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 95,525 crore through repo window on January 22, 2013, while by using LAF facility borrowed Rs 85,100 crore via repo window and parked Rs 10 crore via reverse repo window on January 22, 2013.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.10% and 7.95% respectively.

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 stood at Rs 16,864.18 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.98% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 27,785.10 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.05/8.10% 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, so far.

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