Call rates edges up on higher demand; to re-align with new MSF rate of 9%

28 Jan 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 8.20/8.25% against its previous close of 7.75/7.80% on Monday, on higher demand from banks in the first week of reporting fortnight. However, the rates are expected to re-align with new MSF rates, which have been increased by 25 basis points to 9% from 8.75% earlier.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), shocking the markets, in its ‘Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14’ increased the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 8.0% from 7.75%. With this, the reverse repo rate under the LAF and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate stand higher at 7.0% and 9.0% respectively

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 37491 crore through repo window on January 28, 2014, while banks using LAF facility borrowed Rs 37705 crore through repo window and parked Rs 231 crore via reverse repo window on January 27, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.30% and 7.95% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.11% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 20078.44 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.07% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 33436.95 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 7.75/7.80% on Monday 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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