According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), system liquidity moderated in the latter half of October with the build-up in government cash balances on account of higher GST collections 18 and festival related expansion in currency in circulation. Government spending eased liquidity conditions in early November. Overall, system liquidity remained in surplus during the second half of October and early November, with the average daily net absorption under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) increasing to Rs 1.72 lakh crore during October 16 to November 18, 2024 from Rs 1.14 lakh crore during September 16 to October 15, 2024.

RBI noted that in the overnight money market, the weighted average call rate (WACR) remained within the LAF corridor, averaging 6.48 per cent during October 16 and November 18, 2024, almost the same as during September 16 to October 15, 2024. The WACR, however, firmed up for a brief period (October 22-28) on account of relatively tight liquidity conditions, although it remained within the policy corridor. In the collateralised segment, the tri-party repo and the market repo rates averaged 15 bps and 13 bps, respectively, below the policy repo rate during the same period.

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