Cash rates crawl higher on strong reserve requirement

24 Nov 2011 Evaluate

Interbank call money rates creeped higher at 8.65/75% from its previous close of 8.40/45% on Wednesday, since demand stayed strong in the first week of the reporting fortnight as banks scrambled to cover their mandated requirement in order to avoid the volatility of cash rates approaching the second week of reporting fortnight. Funds that have remained stretched in the banking system pressured by heavy government bond supply and incremental cash reserve requirement, have also added to the pressure.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 113,165 crore through repo window on November 24, 2011. While, banks via LAF borrowed Rs 135,440 crore through repo window and parked Rs 10 crore via reverse repo on November 23, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.75% and a low of 7.50%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.64% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 16,736.40 crore.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.48% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 36,627.35 crore.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.40/45% 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 Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, ING Vysya Bank, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank, P&S Bank.

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