Interbank call rates, after a day’s break, were trading unchanged from its previous close of 7.90/95% on Monday, as demand started receding in the second week of reporting cycle. Further, call rates are also holding steady as normal banking operations were disturbed after employees unions of public sector banks decided to join the two-day strike call given by central trade unions beginning February 20 to press for a wage hike in the backdrop of rising inflation.
The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 122,270 crore through repo window on February 20, 2013, while banks using LAF facility borrowed Rs 125,860 crore through repo window on February 18, 2013 and parked Rs 55 crore via reverse repo window on the same day.
The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.95% and 7.75% respectively.
According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.94% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 24,270.49 crore, so far.
As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.76% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 22,612.55 crore, so far.
The indicative call rates which closed at 7.90/95% 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, so far.
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