The Reserve Bank of India's operations data showed net liquidity absorption of ₹34,082.13 crore after accounting for current-day and outstanding operations. Overnight money-market transactions totalled ₹6.99 lakh crore, with the weighted average rate at 5.74%.
BKK Bureau, New Delhi | 27 October 2026 | 12:56 PM IST
The Reserve Bank of India recorded net liquidity absorption of ₹34,082.13 crore on October 26, 2026, based on its calculation covering outstanding operations and the day’s transactions. The figure is reported as negative net liquidity injection, with the RBI’s methodology defining net liquidity as repo plus marginal standing facility and standing liquidity facility, less reverse repo and standing deposit facility operations.
Operations conducted during the day resulted in net absorption of ₹14,869 crore. The RBI conducted a four-day variable-rate repo operation for ₹1,50,007 crore at a cut-off rate of 5.55%, maturing on October 30. Banks also accessed the marginal standing facility for ₹17,385 crore for one day at 5.75%.
At the same time, ₹1,82,261 crore was placed with the RBI through the one-day standing deposit facility at 5.25%. There was no reverse repo operation listed for the day. The combination of these operations produced the reported net absorption of ₹14,869 crore.
Outstanding operations contributed a further net absorption of ₹19,213.13 crore. These included a ₹29,555 crore reverse repo operation conducted on October 8 for 29 days at 5.49%, with maturity scheduled for November 6. The RBI also reported ₹10,341.87 crore availed under the standing liquidity facility.
Across the overnight money market, one-leg transaction volume stood at ₹6,99,171.74 crore, with a weighted average rate of 5.74% and a trading range of 4.30% to 6.05%. Triparty repo accounted for ₹4,88,510 crore at a weighted average rate of 5.74%, while market repo volume was ₹1,88,232.47 crore at 5.72%.
Call-money transactions amounted to ₹14,747.62 crore, with a weighted average rate of 5.81% and a range of 4.30% to 5.90%. Repo transactions in corporate bonds totalled ₹7,681.65 crore, carrying a weighted average rate of 5.87%.
The term segment recorded ₹98 crore in notice-money transactions at a weighted average rate of 5.30%. Term-money transactions amounted to ₹358 crore, with reported rates ranging from 5.85% to 6.10%. Term triparty repo volume was ₹796.65 crore at 5.75%, while term market repo volume was ₹655.71 crore at 5.94%. No term corporate-bond repo transaction was reported.
Scheduled commercial banks held cash balances of ₹8,45,510.55 crore with the RBI on October 26. The average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending October 31 was reported at ₹8,33,309 crore. The RBI also listed the Government of India’s surplus cash balance reckoned for auction at ₹1,50,007 crore.
The central bank reported net durable liquidity at a surplus of ₹10,14,401 crore as of September 30, 2026. The reserve and liquidity figures form part of the RBI’s regular money-market operations disclosure and are reported in crore rupees unless stated otherwise.
Why it matters
The data provides a current snapshot of overnight funding conditions, banking-system cash balances and the RBI’s liquidity operations. The reported absorption figure, alongside money-market volumes and rates, shows the scale of funds placed with or accessed from the central bank on October 26.
Source: Reserve Bank of India
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