Interbank call money rates opened at 8.00% lower from its previous close of at 8.15/8.20% on Thursday as demand ebbed approaching the end of first week of the reporting cycle as bank’s preferred borrowings from the central bank's repo counter and CBLO. Demand is typically strong in the first week of a reporting fortnight as most banks prefer to cover maximum of the mandated reserve needs early on to cut exposure to possible volatile rates in the second week from last minute liquidity mismatches.
The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 54,295 crore through repo window on October 14, 2011. Meanwhile, banks via LAF borrowed Rs 55,730 crore through repo window on October 13, 2011 and parked Rs 1 crore via reverse repo window on October 13, 2011.
The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.30% and a low of 7.75%, so far.
According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.21% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 13,054.17 crore.
As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.21% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 56,920.10 crore.
The indicative call rates which closed at 8.15/20% 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 Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, ING Vysya Bank, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank, P&S Bank.
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