This reduction in the CRR released primary liquidity of approximately Rs 1.16 trillion into the banking system
In the previous trading session, the benchmark indices ended their five-day winning streak in response to the RBI Monetary Policy Committee's decision to maintain the repo rate at 6.5 per cent
Maintains neutral stance; sets stage for Feb rate action
In all, the policy has travelled considerable space in addressing the emerging issues in financial services
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May cut cash reserve ratio, lower growth and inflation projections
Indians are flocking to invest in stocks, putting pressure on banks which need to strike a balance between deposits and loans
Lowering the cash deposit ratio or the proportion of deposits which banks are mandatorily required to park with the RBI will help the lenders facing low deposit growth, SBI Managing Director Ashwini Kumar Tewari said on Monday. Conversations for such a cut are on, he told reporters here, clarifying that the country's largest lender does not need such a reduction as it is well placed on the liquidity front. There has not been any formal request for a CRR cut made either, he added. Speaking at an event organised by domestic rating agency Careedge, Tewari said, "We have to look at various avenues for helping tide over the challenge posed by lower deposit growth", and specifically mentioned a request to get bank deposits at par with capital market investments while referring to CRR and SLR. To a question on whether the bank has sought a CRR cut, he said, "We have not sought any formal dispensation, but it is a conversation we continue to have. I don't think there is any move to do this
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"We have put across the asks. One, of course, is a reduction in CRR for green deposits and second, if at all as a policy it can be incorporated," Khara said
The deficit liquidity neared Rs 1.47 trillion on 19 September, the highest since 29 January 2020, when the banking system liquidity deficit went up to Rs 3 trillion
The surplus liquidity in the banking system fell to Rs 2,696 crore on Thursday ahead of the second tranche of Incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (I-CRR) disbursement on September 23
Banking stocks gain after I-CRR rollback
The amounts impounded under the I-CRR will be released in stages so that system liquidity is not subjected to sudden shocks and money markets function in an orderly fashion
The I-CRR could be reduced to 5%-8% in a phased manner from the current 10%, treasury officials have said
The RBI asked banks to hold incremental CRR of 10% on an increase in deposits between May 19 and July 28 in Thursday's monetary policy decision, when it expectedly kept its key policy rate unchanged
The weighted average interbank call money rate jumped to 6.66% from an average of 6.38% between Aug. 1 and Aug. 10, and above the policy repo rate of 6.5%
Action is part of central bank's efforts to reduce surplus liquidity, it says after monetary policy announcement
The banking system liquidity surplus has averaged around Rs 2.5 trillion ($30.19 billion) in August, up from Rs 1.6 trillion in July
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