Call rates trade near repo level; uptrend limited on comfortable cash situation

06 Jun 2013 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were little changed at 7.25/7.35%, from its Wednesday’s close of 7.25/7.30% as banks continued to fulfill their fortnightly requirements. Further, the uptick of the call rates is also unlikely as center has announced OMO amidst already comfortable liquidity position, which could be gauges from RBI’s repo window. However, cash rates may edge up towards the middle of June as corporates pay advance taxes.

Consistent with the stance of monetary policy and based on the current assessment of prevailing and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank has decided to conduct Open Market Operations by purchasing the government securities for an aggregate amount of Rs 7,000 crore on June 7, 2013 through multi-security auction using the multiple price method.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 56030 crore through repo window on June 6, 2013, while banks borrowed Rs 55340 crore through repo window and parked Rs 30 crore via reverse repo window on June 5, 2013.

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 7.23% on Thursday and total volume stood at 23197.24 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.22% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 48309.15 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.25/30% 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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