Call rates edged lower amidst comfortable liquidity condition

09 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Interbank call rates edged lower at 7.20/25% from its previous close of 7.60/70% on Monday, as demand cooled off amidst comfortable liquidity condition. Improved cash condition is on account of banks' keeping lower-than-required reserves and better government spending with liquidity deficit to again widen to about Rs 60,000-70,000 crore. Further, lower currency in circulation also being cited as a reason for the improvement in banking liquidity.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 51065 crore through repo window on July 9, 2013, while banks borrowed Rs 13720 crore through repo window and parked Rs 40 crore via reverse repo window on July 8, 2013.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.25% and 7.00% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.00% on Tuesday and total volume stood at 18054.80 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.07% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 64769.70 crore, so far

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.60/70% 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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