The repo rate hike led to aggressive selling of government securities (G-sec) by banks and mutual funds on Thursday to rebalance the portfolio and purchase the paper at lower prices.

Repo hike leads banks, MFs to sell gilts

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&nbsp;Liquidity is expected to remain tight. The repo rate hike last week has already made the banks cautious about their lending activties.

Advance taxes, repo hike may impact liquidity

&nbsp;The liquidity situation in the market remained tight. However, the requirement was not overwhelming.

Bankers on the edge over advance tax outflow

Liquidity continues to be moderate even though outflows towards advance taxes have already started.

Liquidity moderate despite advance tax, CRR cover

The interbank overnight rate ended firm owing to tight liquidity arising from advance tax outflows.

Call rates end firm on advance tax outflows

The rupee ended down against the dollar as foreign banks bought the greenback to meet demand from foreign institutional investors who were liquidating local shares.

Re ends weak on dollar demand from foreign players

Banks are expecting more monetary tightening measures from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as part of a joint inflation combating initiative with the Centre.

Expect more monetary steps

Following the news of double-digit growth in inflation at 11.05 per cent, the bond yields shot up in the money market.

Bond yields shoot up on galloping inflation

Both private and public sector companies are introducing products for diabetes and hypertension- related diseases for the elderly.

The sweet threat

G-sec: May dip Prices of government securities (G-sec) are expected to fall further on Monday following fears that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may announce stringent monetary measures to curb the 13-year-high inflation rate.

Gilts may drop on likely RBI measures

The call rate ended firm today owing to a strong demand and tight liquidity, dealers said.

Call rate ends firm on tight liquidity

The rupee ended steady despite a strong dollar demand from foreign funds as state-run banks sold dollars for the Reserve Bank of India, according to dealers.

Rupee holds fort in face of strong dollar demand

Government bond prices recovered in late trade today, recouping a good part of their losses on the view that the recent fall was a bit sharp and on rumours that state-owned banks would drive the prices higher before shuffling more bonds into the held-to-maturity (HTM) category to avoid frequent marking to market of some papers.

G-secs surge in late trade

The rupee ended firm on Thursday after moving in a narrow 2-3 paise range as banks sold the greenback for foreign institutional investors investing in Indian equities.

Re up on selling by banks, FII flows

Rupee: Zig-zag ride
The rupee recouped most of its losses against the US currency due to dollar sales by exporters and long liquidation by banks ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee&#39;s decision on interest rates later today.

Rupee recovers from day`s low to end flat

Liquidity: Weekend blues Liquidity will remain easy in the beginning of the week since banks are flush with funds.

CRR hike likely to drain out cash

G-sec: Robust moves
The government securities witnessed a robust rally and the trading volumes touched a high of Rs 11,825 crore.

Gilts see a rally in prices, volumes

Liquidity: In surplus
The market was surplus with liquidity and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) absorbed around Rs 53,000 crore from the system under the reverse repo window.

Call, CBLO rates dip on excess funds

Liquidity: Free flow
Even as the market approached towards the second tranche of the cash reserve ratio (CRR) hike, which takes it from 7.75 per cent to 8.00 per cent, the system remains awash with liquidity.

Market fears fresh CRR hike

Call: Closed higher at 6%
Even as the market is closing towards the second tranche of hike in CRR this Friday, the banking system is having liquidity surplus.

RBI absorption fails to check fund flow

BS Reporter Tinesh Bhasin tries to buy a term plan from four insurance firms and finds it a tad difficult.

Sad, but true

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