Cash rates edge lower on first day of new month

01 Nov 2011 Evaluate

Interbank call money rates are currently trading at 8.00%, lower from Monday's close of 8.55/8.60%, as supply was adequate enough to meet demand in the second week of the reporting fortnight. Cash supply which improved after month-end government spending for salaries and subsidies, also weighed on cash rates. Further, demand is also typically subdued in the second week of the fortnight as most banks prefer to cover mandated reserve needs in the first week of fortnight to reduce exposure to possible volatility in rates in the second week.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 51,265 crore through repo window on November 1, 2011. Meanwhile, banks via LAF only borrowed Rs 52,385 crore through repo window on October 31, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.50% and a low of 7.50%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.44% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 16,530.55 crore.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.44% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 47,684.60 crore.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.55/60% 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 Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, ING Vysya Bank, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank, P&S Bank.

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