Money Market Operations as on September 17, 2026
RBI press-release 2026-2027/1140 · 18 Sept 2026
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The Reserve Bank of India reports money market and liquidity operations for September 17, 2026. The overnight segment records a total volume of 7,32,940.40 crore rupees. Liquidity adjustment facility operations include a reverse repo operation of 2,39,959.00 crore rupees at a 5.24 percent rate. The marginal standing facility records 136.00 crore rupees at 5.50 percent. The standing deposit facility records 1,61,511.00 crore rupees at 5.00 percent. The net liquidity absorption from today's operations totals 4,01,334.00 crore rupees. Scheduled commercial banks maintain cash balances of 8,34,678.09 crore rupees with the Reserve Bank of India against a requirement of 8,21,989.00 crore rupees for the fortnight ending September 30, 2026.
Key dates
- Date of operations
- 17 Sept 2026
- Fortnight ending date for cash reserve requirement
- 30 Sept 2026
Who is affected
Document text
September 18, 2026
Money Market Operations as on September 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) | 7,32,940.40 | 4.89 | 2.00-5.30 | | I. Call Money | 12,438.55 | 5.05 | 4.50-5.15 | | II. Triparty Repo | 5,44,235.75 | 4.95 | 4.60-5.05 | | III. Market Repo | 1,69,516.00 | 4.67 | 2.00-5.30 | | IV. Repo in Corporate Bond | 6,750.10 | 5.08 | 5.00-5.20 | | B. | Term Segment | | | | | I. Notice Money** | 160.50 | 5.01 | 4.82-5.10 | | II. Term Money@@ | 297.00 | - | 5.20-5.85 | | III. Triparty Repo | 4,805.00 | 5.00 | 4.75-5.25 | | IV. Market Repo | 1,164.01 | 5.40 | 5.10-5.55 | | 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 | Thu, 17/09/2026 | 1 | Fri, 18/09/2026 | 2,39,959.00 | 5.24 | |
| 3. MSF# | Thu, 17/09/2026 | 1 | Fri, 18/09/2026 | 136.00 | 5.50 | |
| 4. SDFΔ# | Thu, 17/09/2026 | 1 | Fri, 18/09/2026 | 1,61,511.00 | 5.00 | |
| 5. Net liquidity injected from today's operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -4,01,334.00 | |||||
| II | Outstanding Operations | |||||
| 1. Fixed Rate | ||||||
| 2. Variable Rate& | ||||||
| (a) Repo Operation | ||||||
| (b) Reverse Repo Operation | Fri, 11/09/2026 | 26 | Wed, 07/10/2026 | 55,449.00 | 5.24 | |
| Mon, 07/09/2026 | 30 | Wed, 07/10/2026 | 2,40,776.00 | 5.24 | ||
| 3. MSF# | ||||||
| 4. SDFΔ# | ||||||
| D. | Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Availed from RBI$ | 3,584.11 | ||||
| E. | Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -2,92,640.89 | ||||
| F. | Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today's operations) [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -6,93,974.89 | ||||
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| RESERVE POSITION@ | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| G. | Cash Reserves Position of Scheduled Commercial Banks | |
| (i) Cash balances with RBI as on | September 17, 2026 | |
| (ii) Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending^ | September 30, 2026 | |
| H. | Government of India Surplus Cash Balance Reckoned for Auction as on¥ | September 17, 2026 |
| I. | Net durable liquidity [surplus (+)/deficit (-)] as on | August 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: 2026-2027/1140
Source details
- Source
- Reserve Bank of India
- Type
- press-release
- Published by source
- 18 Sept 2026
- Document number
- 2026-2027/1140
- Issuing division
- Department of Communication
- Coverage area
- banking