Call rates recede on lower demand

28 May 2013 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading lower at 7.20/30% from its previous close of 7.30/35% on Monday, as demand ebbed in the second week of reporting fortnight. Call rates are, however, unlikely to rise much as banks have enough additional bonds to provide as collateral and borrow from the central bank at the repo.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 95075 crore through repo window on May 28, 2013, while banks using LAF facility borrowed Rs 92480 crore via repo window on May 27, 2013 and parked Rs 115 crore via reverse repo window on the same day.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.35% and 7.20% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.25% on Tuesday and total volume stood at 26067.81 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.25% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 31850.05 crore, so far.

 The indicative call rates which closed at 7.30/7.35% 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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