Call rates little changed on Wednesday; OMO’s eyed

29 May 2013 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were little changed at 7.25/30% from its previous close of 7.20/30% on Tuesday, as demand more or less remained on the lower side, being the second week of the reporting fortnight. Further, traders, closely evaluating the liquidity condition, are awaiting OMO announcement shortly after RBI’s deputy governor H.R. Khan said that the RBI is likely to take steps to address the tight liquidity situation in the banking system.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 84860 crore through repo window on May 29, 2013, while banks using LAF facility borrowed Rs 95075 crore via repo window on May 28, 2013 and parked Rs 25 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 Wednesday and total volume stood at 26057.51 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.24% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 30090.85 crore, so far.

 The indicative call rates which closed at 7.20/7.30% on Tuesday 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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