Call rates little changed on Thursday

13 Mar 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term funds from each other, were trading marginally changed at 8.15/8.20% against previous close of 8.10/8.15% despite huge outflows from banking system towards advance tax payments 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 34211 crore through repo auction and on March 13, 2014. In the previous session, banks using LAF facility borrowed Rs 29415 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 1598 crore via reverse repo window on March 12, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.35% and 8.10% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.13% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 27488.77 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 8.08% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 35018.25 crore, so far.

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