Interbank call rates surged higher at 9.20/9.25% from its previous close of 7.00/7.10% on Wednesday, as banks continued to cover their product requirements on the penultimate day of reporting fortnight.
As per the latest circular of the RBI, the overall limit for access to LAF by each individual bank has been set at the repo rate of 7.25% daily to 0.5% of its own NDTL outstanding as on the last Friday of the second preceding fortnight, coming into effect immediately, i.e., from July 24, 2013 and will remain in force until further notice.
The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 28047 crore through repo window on July 25, 2013, while banks borrowed Rs 33263 crore through repo window and parked Rs 4425 crore via reverse repo window on July 24, 2013.
The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 10.15% and 7.00% respectively.
According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.93% on Thursday and total volume stood at 12995.35 crore, so far.
As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.42% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 100372.20 crore, so far.
The indicative call rates which closed at 7.00/7.10% 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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