Call rates jump past 10% psychological mark on Reporting Friday

26 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Interbank call rates shot up to 10.20/30% compared to its previous close of 6.25/30% as most banks scrambled to cover their product requirement on the last day of reporting fortnight amidst tight liquidity situation.

The RBI, in its latest attempt to shore-up the Indian currency, reduced the liquidity adjustment facility for each bank from 1% of total deposits to 0.5% and also asked banks to maintain higher average CRR (cash reserve ratio) of 99% of the requirement on daily basis as against earlier 70%.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 22555 crore through repo window on July 26, 2013, while banks borrowed Rs 28047 crore through repo window and parked Rs 6910 crore via reverse repo window on July 25, 2013.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 10.25% and 9.00% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.59% on Friday and total volume stood at 36830.62 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.97% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 23858.30 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.00/7.10% on Thursday 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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