Cash rates edge marginally higher on penultimate day of current reporting cycle

03 Nov 2011 Evaluate

Interbank call money rates edged marginally higher at 8.50/8.55% from Wednesday's close of 8.45/50% as banks borrowed on the penultimate day of the reporting fortnight. Although demand is typically subdued in the second week of the reporting fortnight as most banks prefer to cover maximum of mandated reserve needs in the first week itself to reduce exposure to possible volatility in the later half, but some bank do cover their mandated reserve needs approaching the end of the reporting cycle.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 34,555 crore through repo window on November 3, 2011. Meanwhile, banks via LAF borrowed Rs 41,705 crore through repo window on November 02, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.45% 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 Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 13,494.50 crore.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.34% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 58,428.70 crore.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.45/50% 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 Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, ING Vysya Bank, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank, P&S Bank.

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