Interbank call rates, spiked up as much as 13.75%, it’s highest in a year on fiscal year-end demand, as banks with cash surplus conserved cash. The year-end demand for cash was exacerbated by bank holidays on March 31 and April 1. Meanwhile, the rate closed at 7.05/7.10% on Thursday.
The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 34751 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 15349 crore via reverse repo window on March 27, 2014.
The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 13.75% and 11.50% respectively.
According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 10.49% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 4480.15 crore, so far.
As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 10.73% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 11620.15 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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