Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Banks Seek to Park Funds at VRRR Auction, Liquidity High
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is managing the amount of money banks have.
Banks recently offered to deposit over ₹2 lakh crore, which shows there's a lot of money in the system.
The RBI accepted most of these offers.
This action helps the RBI control interest rates and keep the economy stable.
The goal is to keep interest rates where the RBI wants them.
RBI accepted ₹2 lakh crore in a 7-day VRRR auction.
Banks submitted offers totaling ₹2.08 lakh crore.
Liquidity in the banking system remains above ₹3 lakh crore.
TREPS rates increased, while the weighted average call rate remained stable.
RBI aims to align the call rate with the repo rate.
- Who
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and banks.
- What
- Variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auction.
- When
- July 18, 2025.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- To manage surplus liquidity and align the call rate with the repo rate.
- Offers Received
- ₹2.08 lakh crore
- Notified Amount
- ₹2 lakh crore
- Surplus Liquidity
- Above ₹3 lakh crore
- Cut-off Rate
- 5.49%
- TREPS Rate
- 5.31% (Friday close)
- Weighted Average Call Rate
- 5.35%