Cash rates ebb at the start of second week of reporting cycle

12 Dec 2011 Evaluate

Interbank call money rates were trading at 8.50/8.60%, lower than Friday's close of 8.60/8.65%, as supply was adequate enough to meet demand. On Saturday, the rate had ended at 8.55/8.60% in an illiquid market. 

Call rates have also edged lower as demand usually diminishes approaching the second week of the reporting cycle, as most banks in order to avoid volatility of cash rates in second week, cover their mandated requirements early in the first week.

Further, call rates are expected to trade in soft up till policy meet, primarily driven by the anticipation of a probable CRR cut. The cash reserve ratio, currently at 6%, is the proportion of deposits that banks need to set aside with the central bank as cash.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 79,940 crore through repo window on December 12, 2011. While, banks using LAF borrowed Rs 83,195 crore through repo window on December 09, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.60% and a low of 8.25%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.54% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 8,905.66, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.50% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 23,770.50 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.55/60% on Saturday 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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