Call rates spike up as banks rushed to cover their product requirements

22 Aug 2013 Evaluate

Interbank call rates surged higher at 10.35/10.40% from its previous close of 10.20/10.25% on Wednesday, as banks continued to cover their product requirements on the penultimate day of reporting fortnight. Meanwhile, the RBI is expected to sell 91-day treasury bills at 10.78 per cent, sharply lower than its cut-off of 11.4270 per cent at last week's sale.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 38500 crore through repo window on August 22, 2013, while banks borrowed Rs 38778 crore through repo window and parked Rs 60 crore via reverse repo window on August 21, 2013.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 10.60% and 10.20% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 10.22% on Thursday and total volume stood at 18830.52  crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 10.24% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 50526.05 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 10.20/10.25% 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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