Call rates soar on new reporting fortnight

24 Oct 2011 Evaluate

Interbank call money rates were trading at 8.30/35%, substantially lower from Friday’s close of 8.65/8.75%, but higher than 8.25/8.30% on Saturday, as banks preferred borrowing for their mandated needs for a new reporting fortnight amid fears of an increase in policy rates on Tuesday adding to the demand. The RBI is widely expected to deliver one final interest rate increase at its policy review on Tuesday and then pause until the end of the fiscal year in March. However, a repeat of last Friday's sharp rise, when cash rates touched a three-month high is not expected, as large borrowing from the Reserve Bank of India's repo counter would aid in preventing any spike.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 98,285 crore through repo window on October 24, 2011. Meanwhile, banks via LAF only borrowed Rs 80,540 crore through repo window and parked Rs 700 crore via reverse repo window on October 21, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.35% and a low of 7.25%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.22% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 6,936.40 crore.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.23% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 23,648.55 crore.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.25/30% on Saturday 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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