Call rates steady amidst tight cash situation

12 Mar 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, were trading steady at its Tuesday’s close of 8.10/8.15% despite tight liquidity condition in the banking system due to tax outflows as Reserve Bank of India decided to conduct a 21-day term repo variable rate auction for a notified amount of Rs 50,000 crore on March 14, 2014 (Friday).

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 29415 crore through repo auction and on March 12, 2014. In the previous session, banks using LAF facility borrowed Rs 30825 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 1243 crore via reverse repo window on March 11, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.20% and 8.15% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.06% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 26942.55 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 8.04% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 33460.30 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 8.10/8.15% on Tuesday 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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