Call rates trade at 6.0-6.15 pc level; Gilts flat

Mumbai, Aug 21 (UNI) Call rates traded high between 6.00 and 6.15 per cent amidst moderate demand and sufficient liquidity.

On August 19, the Reserve Bank of India transacted Rs 464.54 crore at the weighted average of 6.03 per cent in the call money market.

In the first liquidity adjustment, RBI transacted Rs 14,580 crores through 15 bids at the rate of 6.00 per cent.

The central bank did not inject any money through the repo auction.

Today, RBI fixed the reference rate for the day at Rs 46.45/US dollar, as compared to the previous rate of Rs 46.48/US Dollar.

Meanwhile, gilts traded flat.

The eleven-year bond (GS 8.07 per cent 2017) traded at Rs 99.73, which gave a yield of 8.11 per cent.

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