Money Market Operations as on October 17, 2026 · 2026-2027/1348
RBI press-release 2026-2027/1348 · 19 Oct 2026
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The Reserve Bank of India reports money market operations and liquidity data for October 17, 2026. The overnight segment records a total volume of 16,971.16 crore rupees with a weighted average rate of 5.61 percent. Liquidity adjustment facility operations result in a net absorption of 1,86,176.95 crore rupees when combining today's and outstanding operations. Scheduled commercial banks maintain cash balances of 8,43,229.42 crore rupees with the Reserve Bank of India as of October 17, 2026. The average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending October 31, 2026, is 8,33,309.00 crore rupees.
Key dates
- Date of money market operations
- 17 Oct 2026
- Fortnight ending for cash reserve requirement
- 31 Oct 2026
Who is affected
Document text
October 19, 2026
Money Market Operations as on October 17, 2026
(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)
| MONEY MARKETS@ | Volume (One Leg) | Weighted Average Rate | Range | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | A. | Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) | 16,971.16 | 5.61 | 3.50-5.95 | | I. Call Money | 1,069.65 | 5.28 | 4.55-5.90 | | II. Triparty Repo | 14,983.20 | 5.71 | 5.50-5.95 | | III. Market Repo | 918.31 | 4.42 | 3.50-5.65 | | IV. Repo in Corporate Bond | 0.00 | - | - | | B. | Term Segment | | | | | I. Notice Money** | 22.70 | 5.21 | 5.10-5.21 | | 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
- Fixed Rate
- Variable Rate& (a) Repo Operation (b) Reverse Repo Operation
- MSF# | Sat, 17/10/2026 | 1 | Sun, 18/10/2026 | 6,414.00 | 5.75 Sat, 17/10/2026 | 2 | Mon, 19/10/2026 | 177.00 | 5.75
- SDFΔ# | Sat, 17/10/2026 | 1 | Sun, 18/10/2026 | 1,40,986.00 | 5.25 Sat, 17/10/2026 | 2 | Mon, 19/10/2026 | 2,292.00 | 5.25
- Net liquidity injected from today's operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | | -1,36,687.00 | II | Outstanding Operations
- Fixed Rate
- Variable Rate& (a) Repo Operation (b) Reverse Repo Operation | Fri, 09/10/2026 | 10 | Mon, 19/10/2026 | 18,170.00 | 5.49 Thu, 08/10/2026 | 29 | Fri, 06/11/2026 | 38,655.00 | 5.49
- MSF# | Fri, 16/10/2026 | 2 | Sun, 18/10/2026 | 0.00 | 5.75 Fri, 16/10/2026 | 3 | Mon, 19/10/2026 | 0.00 | 5.75
- SDFΔ# | Fri, 16/10/2026 | 2 | Sun, 18/10/2026 | 0.00 | 5.25 Fri, 16/10/2026 | 3 | Mon, 19/10/2026 | 1,141.00 | 5.25 D. | Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Availed from RBI$ | 8,476.05 | E. | Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -49,489.95 | F. | Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today's operations) [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -1,86,176.95 |
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| RESERVE POSITION@ | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| G. | Cash Reserves Position of Scheduled Commercial Banks | |
| (i) Cash balances with RBI as on^^ | October 17, 2026 | 8,43,229.42 |
| (ii) Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending^ | October 31, 2026 | 8,33,309.00 |
| H. | Government of India Surplus Cash Balance Reckoned for Auction as on¥ | October 16, 2026 |
| I. | Net durable liquidity [surplus (+)/deficit (-)] as on | September 30, 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.
^^ Includes Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve as per RBI/2026-27/292 A.P (DIR Series) Circular No. 26 and RBI/2026-27/293 A.P (DIR Series) Circular No. 27 dated October 10 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)
Press Release: 2026-2027/1348
Source details
- Source
- Reserve Bank of India
- Type
- press-release
- Published by source
- 19 Oct 2026
- Document number
- 2026-2027/1348
- Issuing division
- Department of Communication
- Coverage area
- banking