Call rates edge higher amidst tight cash situation

07 Mar 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, were trading higher at 7.95/8.00% against its Thursday close of 7.05/7.10%. Stress in interbank lending markets typically seen at the end of the fiscal year in March is being exacerbated by a holiday on the last day of the month. Banks usually avoid from lending in interbank money markets on the last day because of a domestic accounting rule that mandates capital adequacy ratios (CAR) for the following year be set based on the funds disclosed on that date.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 5207 crore through repo auction and on March 07, 2014. In the previous session, banks using LAF facility borrowed Rs 22460 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 7823 crore via reverse repo window on March 06, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.20% and 7.90% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.88% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 51570.43 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.31% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 15710.95 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 7.05/7.10% 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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