Call rates stay near three and half months high on Wednesday

17 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, which shot up at 9.20/9.25% against its previous close of 6.20/30% on Tuesday, stayed near its three and a half months high level after the Reserve Bank of India unexpectedly moved to curb the rupee liquidity in the banking system and limited access to funds from the central bank.

Meanwhile, after lifting short term rates to drain out liquidity, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as a contingency measure, will conduct a special 3-day repo borrowing window, under which banks can borrow Rs 25,000 crore at an interest rate of 10.25%.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 216350 crore through repo window on July 16, 2013, while banks borrowed Rs 92360 crore through repo window and parked Rs 25 crore via reverse repo window on July 15, 2013.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 9.25% and 7.20% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.02% on Wednesday and total volume stood at 10853.91 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.53% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 41200.55 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 6.20/6.30% 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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