Call rates edge higher on steady demand; remain lower than MSF rate

03 Jan 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, although were trading higher at 7.30/7.40% from its previous close of 6.75/6.80 % on Thursday, but remained way lower than Marginal Standing Facility rate of 8.75%, on account of eased liquidity situation, which could also be gauged from the amount that banks parked using RBI’s LAF facility via repo window

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 20212 crore through repo window on January 03, 2014, while banks using LAF facility borrowed Rs 37976 crore through repo window and parked Rs 13069 crore via reverse repo window on January 02, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.00% and 7.30% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.59% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 18078.53 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.69% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 45044.20 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 6.75/6.80% 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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