RBI money markets: net liquidity absorbed at ₹1,99,647.95 crore on Oct 16

SHOTS Desk · Mon · 19 Oct 2026 · 11:15 · Reported

The Reserve Bank of India's money market operations on October 16, 2026 showed a net liquidity absorption of ₹1,99,647.95 crore on an outstanding basis, including the day's operations.

In the overnight segment, total volume was ₹15,299.40 crore at a weighted average rate of 5.72 per cent. Call money traded at 5.39 per cent, triparty repo at 5.76 per cent, market repo at 5.00 per cent, and repo in corporate bonds at 5.81 per cent.

Under today's RBI operations, the Marginal Standing Facility saw ₹8,316.00 crore drawn at 5.75 per cent, while the Standing Deposit Facility absorbed ₹1,58,474.00 crore at 5.25 per cent, leaving a net absorption of ₹1,51,299.00 crore from the day's operations alone.

Scheduled commercial banks held cash balances of ₹8,44,129.11 crore with the RBI as on October 16, against an average daily cash reserve requirement of ₹8,33,309.00 crore for the fortnight ending October 31, 2026. Net durable liquidity stood at a surplus of ₹10,14,401.00 crore as on September 30

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