Call rates ease at start of New Financial Year

02 Apr 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading lower at 9.05/9.10% from its previous close of 10.00/11% on Friday as demand eased at the start of New financial year. The rates had soared as much as 13% on Friday on fiscal year-end demand, which was exacerbated by bank holidays on March 31 and April 1.

The rates also settled at 9% after Reserve Bank of India in its first bi-monthly monetary policy kept rates on hold while further tightening bank's access to cheap overnight funds. India’s central bank decided to increase the liquidity provided under 7-day and 14 day term repos from 0.5 per cent of NDTL of the banking system to 0.75 per cent, and decrease the liquidity provided under overnight repos under the LAF from 0.5 per cent of bank-wise NDTL to 0.25 per cent with immediate effect

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 21292 crore through repo auction on April 2, 2014. The banks via LAF borrowed Rs 36104 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 11880 crore via reverse repo window on March 28, 2014

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 9.10% and 8.50% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.86% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 11811.47 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 8.83% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 16411.75 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 10.00/11.00% on Friday 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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