WACR tops repo rate for first time in nearly 2 monthsLiquidity in the banking sector has contracted to below ₹5 lakh crore, causing the weighted average call rate to rise to 5.31%. The Reserve...
23 Sep, 2026, 06.13 AM IST
RBI’s Rs 50,000 crore OMO sale gets bids worth Rs 66,590 croreThe Reserve Bank of India's open market operation sale received robust investor interest. This operation aimed to absorb surplus liquidity ...
18 Sep, 2026, 06.34 AM IST
RBI system liquidity surplus at record high: What it means for loans, FDs and investmentsA record Rs.10 trillion-plus surplus is lowering borrowing costs, but complicating RBI’s inflation fight.
14 Sep, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
RBI's 30-day VRRR operation sees muted response amid high banking liquidity surplusBanks showed little interest in the Reserve Bank of India's 30-day reverse repo operation. This occurred even as banking system liquidity r...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
India's banking system liquidity surplus hits over 4.5-year high at Rs 7.76 lakh croreIndia's banking system liquidity surplus has reached its highest point in over four years. This surge is attributed to record forex-inflow ...
03 Sep, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
FCNR rush leaves banks swimming in ₹6.65 lakh crore liquidityBanking system liquidity has reached a four-year high as FCNR(B) inflows entered the market. This excess liquidity has pushed the weighted ...
02 Sep, 2026, 01.30 AM IST
Short-term rates ease as banks see surge in dollar depositsLarge banks secured significant dollar deposits, easing short-term borrowing costs for smaller institutions. This influx of funds has boost...
31 Aug, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
RBI monetary policy: Call below repo to comfort banks"Our attempt, of course, is to keep the WACR as near as possible to the policy rate. However, in times like this when there is so much unce...
09 Apr, 2026, 01.34 AM IST
RBI panel suggests keeping weighted average call rate as policy targetAn internal working group of the Reserve Bank of India has recommended retaining the Weighted Average Call Rate (WACR) as the main operatin...
07 Aug, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
Surplus liquidity pushes WACR to 6.16%, 9 bps lower than repo rateIndia's overnight borrowing costs for banks, indicated by the weighted average call rate (WACR), dipped to 6.16% on Monday, falling below t...
07 Apr, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
RBI governor urges banks to boost call money market tradingRBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra urged banks to actively trade in the uncollateralized call money market instead of passively parking funds wit...
07 Feb, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
WACR rises to 6.68% amid liquidity deficit; 10-year G-Sec yield steady at 6.84%The weighted average call rate, which indicates banks' overnight cost of borrowing, closed at 6.68% on Wednesday, 18 basis points higher th...
27 Nov, 2024, 09.00 PM IST
RBI steps keep average call rates in checkThe Reserve Bank of India has been managing surplus liquidity in the banking system. The goal is to align the weighted average call rate wi...
05 Nov, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
WACR 18 bps higher than repo rate despite surplus liquidityOn Monday, the weighted average call rate rose to 6.68%, exceeding the Reserve Bank of India's 6.50% repo rate, due to uneven liquidity dis...
01 Oct, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
Liquidity measures widen market-repo rate disconnectThe Reserve Bank of India aims to align market rates with the repo rate, but liquidity conditions have caused a disconnect. The weighted av...
11 Feb, 2024, 11.37 PM IST
RBI's nimble and flexible in managing liquidity: GuvSince April 2022, the RBI has adopted a stance of focusing on withdrawal of accommodation to tackle inflation. Liquidity in the banking sys...
09 Feb, 2024, 05.34 AM IST
Effective rates now largely higher than repo rateAn analysis of the weighted average call rate (WACR) shows that the key overnight market rate has been much higher than the repo rate was d...
06 Feb, 2024, 05.39 AM IST