The Reserve Bank of India has been managing surplus liquidity in the banking system. The goal is to align the weighted average call rate with the repo rate of 6.50%. However, rates in the tri-party repo segment have been below the repo rate for four months. The Treps rate was 6.34% in October and 6.42% in September.
Oil settles up over 1% on large draw from US crude stocks
Brent crude futures rose 91 cents, or 1.2%, to settle at $74.17 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 98 cents, or 1.4%,