Call rates edge higher on last minute demand on Reporting Friday; rates likely to re-calibrate to new MSF rate of 9.50%

20 Sep 2013 Evaluate

Interbank three-day call rates edged higher at 10.25/10.30% compared with Thursday's close of 10.05/10.15% on account of some last minute demand from banks to fulfill their product requirements on the last trading day of reporting fortnight. However, the rates are expected to be re-calibrated to the new emerging funding rate, after Reserve Bank of India’s new governor in his maiden Mid-Quarter Monetary Policy Review: September 2013 reduced the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 75 basis points from 10.25% to 9.5% with immediate effect. He also slashed the minimum daily maintenance of the cash reserve ratio (CRR) from 99% of the requirement to 95% effective from the fortnight beginning September 21, 2013, while keeping the CRR unchanged at 4.0%.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 37313 crore through repo window on September 20, 2013, while banks via LAF borrowed Rs 40036 crore through repo window and parked Rs 32 crore via reverse repo window on September 19, 2013.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 10.50% and 10.00% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 10.05% on Friday and total volume stood at 47628.15 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.44% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 17451.00 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 10.05/15% 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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