Money Market Operations as on August 4, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India released data on money market operations for August 4, 2026. The overnight segment recorded a total volume of ₹6,32,200.47 crore with a weighted average rate of 4.90 percent. Liquidity operations for the day included a Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) of ₹345.00 crore and a Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) of ₹3,45,717.00 crore, resulting in a net liquidity absorption of ₹3,45,372.00 crore from daily operations. Including outstanding operations, the net liquidity absorption stood at ₹3,33,512.34 crore. Additionally, the cash balances of scheduled commercial banks with the RBI were reported at ₹7,91,727.69 crore against a fortnightly requirement of ₹8,03,001.00 crore.
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The Reserve Bank of India released data on money market operations for August 4, 2026. The overnight segment recorded a total volume of ₹6,32,200.47 crore with a weighted average rate of 4.90 percent. Liquidity operations for the day included a Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) of ₹345.00 crore and a Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) of ₹3,45,717.00 crore, resulting in a net liquidity absorption of ₹3,45,372.00 crore from daily operations. Including outstanding operations, the net liquidity absorption stood at ₹3,33,512.34 crore. Additionally, the cash balances of scheduled commercial banks with the RBI were reported at ₹7,91,727.69 crore against a fortnightly requirement of ₹8,03,001.00 crore.
- Who is affected
- Scheduled commercial banks
- Key dates
- Date of operations — 03 Aug 2026
Source details
- Source
- Reserve Bank of India
- Type
- press-release
- Published by source
- 04 Aug 2026
- Document number
- 2026-2027/808
- Issuing division
- Department of Communication
- Coverage area
- banking
Document text
August 5, 2026
Money Market Operations as on August 4, 2026
(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@
| Volume (One Leg) | Weighted Average Rate | Range |
|---|---|---|
| A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) | 6,32,200.47 | 4.90 |
| I. Call Money | 12,051.13 | 5.06 |
| II. Triparty Repo | 4,36,898.60 | 4.88 |
| III. Market Repo | 1,76,402.09 | 4.92 |
| IV. Repo in Corporate Bond | 6,848.65 | 5.26 |
| B. Term Segment | ||
| I. Notice Money** | 226.00 | 5.03 |
| II. Term Money@@ | 855.00 | - |
| III. Triparty Repo | 5,530.00 | 4.99 |
| 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# | Tue, 04/08/2026 | 1 | Wed, 05/08/2026 | 345.00 | 5.50 |
| 4. SDFΔ# | Tue, 04/08/2026 | 1 | Wed, 05/08/2026 | 3,45,717.00 | 5.00 |
| 5. Net liquidity injected from today's operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -3,45,372.00 | ||||
| II Outstanding Operations | |||||
| 1. Fixed Rate | |||||
| 2. Variable Rate& | |||||
| (a) Repo Operation | |||||
| (b) Reverse Repo Operation | |||||
| 3. MSF# | |||||
| 4. SDFΔ# | |||||
| D. Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Availed from RBI$ | 11,859.66 | ||||
| E. Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | 11,859.66 | ||||
| F. Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today's operations) [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -3,33,512.34 |
ᮧेस ᮧकाशनी PRESS RELEASE
भारतीय ᳯरज़वर् बᱹक
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
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RESERVE POSITION@
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| G. Cash Reserves Position of Scheduled Commercial Banks | |
| (i) Cash balances with RBI as on August 04, 2026 | 7,91,727.69 |
| (ii) Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending^ August 15, 2026 | 8,03,001.00 |
| H. Government of India Surplus Cash Balance Reckoned for Auction as on¥ August 04, 2026 | 0.00 |
| I. Net durable liquidity [surplus (+)/deficit (-)] as on July 15, 2026 | 5,36,080.00 |
@ 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 Press Release: 2026-2027/808 Deputy General Manager (Communications)
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