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Reserve Bank of India's Liquidity Adjustment Facility Operations

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts regular auctions to manage liquidity in the Indian financial system. The current liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) operations include a variety of instruments such as repo, reverse repo, marginal standing facility (MSF), and standing deposit facility (SDF). The RBI aims to maintain a stable and efficient financial system by injecting or absorbing liquidity as needed.

Key Takeaways:

  • The weighted average rate for the overnight segment stood at 5.30% with a range of 2.00-6.35%.
  • The total amount of liquidity injected through today's operations was 48,820 é  crore, with a tenor of 3 days.
  • The marginal standing facility (MSF) and standing deposit facility (SDF) operations injected a total of 4,571.00 é  crore and 1,18,298.00 é  crore, respectively.
  • The net liquidity injected from today's operations was -1,62,547.00 é  crore.
  • The outstanding operations injected a total of 1,38,366 é  crore of liquidity with a tenor of 6 days.
  • The net liquidity injected from outstanding operations was -1,27,412.42 é  crore.
  • The net liquidity injected (outstanding including today's operations) was -2,89,959.42 é  crore.
  • The cash reserves position of scheduled commercial banks as on September 01, 2025, stood at 9,57,245.07 é  crore.

Statistics:

  • Weighted average rate for the overnight segment: 5.30% (range: 2.00-6.35%).
  • Total amount of liquidity injected through today's operations: 48,820 é  crore.
  • Tenor of today's operations: 3 days.
  • Total amount of liquidity injected through MSF and SDF: 4,571.00 é  crore and 1,18,298.00 é  crore, respectively.
  • Net liquidity injected from today's operations: -1,62,547.00 é  crore.
  • Outstanding operations: total liquidity injected: 1,38,366 é  crore, tenor: 6 days.
  • Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations: -1,27,412.42 é  crore.
  • Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today's operations): -2,89,959.42 é  crore.
  • Cash reserves position of scheduled commercial banks as on September 01, 2025: 9,57,245.07 é  crore.
  • Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending September 05, 2025: 9,63,210.00 é  crore.

Sources:

  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (Amount in é  crore, Rate in Per cent) *****Volume (One Leg)*****Weighted Average Rate*****Range...
  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (Press Release: 2025-2026/1022)

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