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Money Market Operations as on August 16, 2026

RBI press-release 2026-2027/909 · 16 Aug 2026

The Reserve Bank of India reports money market operations for August 16, 2026. The overnight and term segments show no transaction volume. The Reserve Bank of India conducted liquidity adjustment facility operations. These include Marginal Standing Facility and Standing Deposit Facility. The net liquidity absorption from today's operations totals 1,95,176.00 Crore. The net liquidity absorption from outstanding operations totals 1,68,620.58 Crore. The total net liquidity absorption equals 3,63,796.58 Crore. Scheduled commercial banks held 8,12,030.20 Crore in cash balances with the Reserve Bank of India as of August 16, 2026.

What changed

The Reserve Bank of India reports money market operations for August 16, 2026. The overnight and term segments show no transaction volume. The Reserve Bank of India conducted liquidity adjustment facility operations. These include Marginal Standing Facility and Standing Deposit Facility. The net liquidity absorption from today's operations totals 1,95,176.00 Crore. The net liquidity absorption from outstanding operations totals 1,68,620.58 Crore. The total net liquidity absorption equals 3,63,796.58 Crore. Scheduled commercial banks held 8,12,030.20 Crore in cash balances with the Reserve Bank of India as of August 16, 2026.

Who is affected
  • Scheduled commercial banks
Key dates
  • Date of money market operations — 15 Aug 2026

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Reserve Bank of India
Type
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Published by source
16 Aug 2026
Document number
2026-2027/909
Issuing division
Department of Communication
Coverage area
banking

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August 17, 2026

Money Market Operations as on August 16, 2026

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)

| MONEY MARKETS@ | Volume (One Leg) | Weighted Average Rate | Range | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | A. | Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) | 0.00 | - | - | | | I. Call Money | 0.00 | - | - | | | II. Triparty Repo | 0.00 | - | - | | | III. Market Repo | 0.00 | - | - | | | IV. Repo in Corporate Bond | 0.00 | - | - | | B. | Term Segment | | | | | | I. Notice Money** | 0.00 | - | - | | | II. Term Money@@ | 0.00 | - | - | | | III. Triparty Repo | 0.00 | - | - | | | IV. Market Repo | 0.00 | - | - | | | V. Repo in Corporate Bond | 0.00 | - | - |

| RBI OPERATIONS@ | Auction Date | Tenor (Days) | Maturity Date | Amount | Current Rate/Cut off Rate | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | C. | Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) & Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) | | | | | | I | Today's Operations | | | | | | | 1. Fixed Rate | | | | | | | 2. Variable Rate& | | | | | | | (a) Repo Operation | | | | | | | (b) Reverse Repo Operation | | | | | | | 3. MSF# | Sun, 16/08/2026 | 1 | Mon, 17/08/2026 | 509.00 | 5.50 | | | 4. SDFΔ# | Sun, 16/08/2026 | 1 | Mon, 17/08/2026 | 1,95,685.00 | 5.00 | | | 5. Net liquidity injected from today's operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | | | | -1,95,176.00 | | | II | Outstanding Operations | | | | | | | 1. Fixed Rate | | | | | | | 2. Variable Rate& | | | | | | | (a) Repo Operation | | | | | | | (b) Reverse Repo Operation | Fri, 14/08/2026 | 3 | Mon, 17/08/2026 | 80,235.00 | 5.24 | | | | Mon, 10/08/2026 | 7 | Mon, 17/08/2026 | 95,810.00 | 5.24 | | | 3. MSF# | Sat, 15/08/2026 | 2 | Mon, 17/08/2026 | 0.00 | 5.50 | | | | Fri, 14/08/2026 | 3 | Mon, 17/08/2026 | 45.00 | 5.50 | | | 4. SDFΔ# | Sat, 15/08/2026 | 2 | Mon, 17/08/2026 | 283.00 | 5.00 | | | | Fri, 14/08/2026 | 3 | Mon, 17/08/2026 | 2,248.00 | 5.00 | | D. | Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Availed from RBI$ | | | | 9,910.42 | | | E. | Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | | | | -1,68,620.58 | | | F. | Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today's operations) [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | | | | -3,63,796.58 | |

ᮧेस ᮧकाशनी PRESS RELEASE

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RESERVE POSITION@DateAmount
G.Cash Reserves Position of Scheduled Commercial Banks
(i) Cash balances with RBI as onAugust 16, 2026
(ii) Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending^August 31, 2026
H.Government of India Surplus Cash Balance Reckoned for Auction as on¥August 14, 2026
I.Net durable liquidity [surplus (+)/deficit (-)] as onJuly 31, 2026

@ Based on Reserve Bank of India (RBI) / Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL).
− Not Applicable / No Transaction.
** Relates to uncollateralized transactions of 2 to 14 days tenor.
@@ Relates to uncollateralized transactions of 15 days to one year tenor.
$ Includes refinance facilities extended by RBI.
& As per the Press Release No. 2025-2026/1201 dated September 30, 2025.
Δ As per the Press Release No. 2022-2023/41 dated April 08, 2022.
* Net liquidity is calculated as Repo+MSF+SLF-Reverse Repo-SDF.
¥ As per the Press Release No. 2014-2015/1971 dated March 19, 2015.

As per the Press Release No. 2023-2024/1548 dated December 27, 2023.

^ As per the notification No. RBI/2025-26/148 DOR.RET.REC.354/12.01.001/2025-26 dated December 11, 2025.

Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)

Press Release: 2026-2027/909

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