Smallcap, midcap stocks continue to reel from selling pressure
The liquidity deficit stood at Rs 2.87 trillion on Wednesday, according to the latest data from the RBI
Move to ease liquidity concerns; set to begin with Rs 50,000 crore
Certificate of Deposit rates increased by 20-30 basis points across tenures during the same period
This reduction in the CRR released primary liquidity of approximately Rs 1.16 trillion into the banking system
Indian companies' advance tax payments, which come due in the last month of each quarter, are adding to the liquidity strain
Analysts said that the liquidity improved on the back of government spending; however, it is expected to fall into deficit mode soon due to tax outflows
There is a very high chance that the actual fiscal deficit target will undershoot even 4.9 per cent of GDP as there was a decline in government expenditure during the general elections
Vedanta Resources Ltd has said it paid USD 869 million to bondholders in October to redeem bonds three to four years ahead of maturity. The repayments are part of a larger liquidity management exercise under which Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC (VRF) -- a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Ltd -- is repaying bonds with a higher interest rate to save on interest costs. VRF has repaid USD 869 million to bondholders holding 13.875 per cent bonds due in 2027 and 2028, respectively. According to the company's various Singapore exchange filings, the payments were made in multiple phases during October. For the 13.875 per cent bonds due in 2027, the company repaid USD 470 million, as per filings on October 4 and October 9. As per VRF's exchange filing, with the repayment on October 4, the 2027 bonds have been fully redeemed and are no longer outstanding. Similarly, the company has repaid USD 399 million to those holding its 13.875 per cent bonds due in 2028. As per a Septem
Mumbai-based lender's overall deposit growth better than other commercial banks
This shift has been spurred by changes in banking regulations, making it more difficult for NBFCs, especially those with lower credit ratings, to secure bank funding
"Government spending is the reason for the rise in liquidity. It might improve further but there will be some action by the RBI to manage liquidity," said Indranil Pan, chief economist, YES Bank
The lender will focus on accounts under a government scheme called 'Jan Dhan', or people's wealth, that provides access to various financial services to low income groups, Tewari said
The yield on the 364-day treasury bill dipped to 6.7240 per cent in an auction on Wednesday, the least since September 2022
According to Bloomberg data, the weighted average call rate also declined 5 bps on Monday to 6.44%
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday warned banks of "structural liquidity issues", if deposit growth continues to trail credit growth. Das also flagged more issues on the unsecured credit front, pointing out that banks are having higher ceilings for such risky credit despite the portfolios being large enough, and asked them to be prudent and avoid exuberance. Urging banks to maintain a "reasonable balance" between credit and deposit growth, Das also mentioned that a good part of household savings that used to come into the banking system as deposits is now going into other instruments like mutual funds. "Credit growth should not run ahead of deposit growth by miles. More so when banks are required to maintain CRR, SLR, LCR," Das said during his address at a summit organised by Financial Express here. "Deposit mobilisation has been lagging credit growth for some time now. This may potentially expose the system to structural liquidity issues," he added. He
So far, the company has cumulatively enabled over Rs 1,000 crore of ESOP liquidity over the five events, benefiting over 3,200 employees
India dedicated flows finally slowdown to 12-week low of $153mn this week after average weekly inflows of $1bn post-election results.
Consequently, the yield on 3-month and 6-month treasury bills fell by 2 basis points, whereas that on 364-day bills fell by 1 basis point compared to last week
This is the first glitch experienced by the ASISO system in four years since its installment by the RBI