Call rates little changed on Thursday

28 Feb 2013 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading at 7.80/85% from its previous close of 7.80/90% as demand was more or less steady. The call rates are unlikely to be much affected by borrowing numbers in budget, with the long-end likely to ease a tad if the government keeps market borrowing within market estimates.

Meanwhile, in its Union Budget 2013, the government proposed to borrow Rs 6.29 lakh crore (gross) from the market to meet its expenditure. The effective net borrowing would be at Rs 4.84 lakh crore in 2013-14. It is higher than the expected level of around Rs 6 lakh crore.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 106,875 crore through repo window on February 28, 2013, while banks using special LAF facility borrowed Rs 112,905 crore through repo window and parked Rs 50 crore via reverse repo window on February 27, 2013.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.90% and 7.75% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.86% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 28,745.16 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.74% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 55,324.55 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.80/90% on Wednesday 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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