Money Market Operations Report: ₹15,816 Cr Overnight Volume at 4.69% WAR
Summary
The Reserve Bank of India published daily money market operations data as of April 18, 2026. The overnight segment recorded ₹15,816.17 crore volume at a weighted average rate of 4.69%, with triparty repo comprising the largest component at ₹13,436.75 crore. RBI's Standing Deposit Facility absorbed ₹2,63,795 crore net liquidity on the day, while scheduled commercial banks held ₹8,45,426.97 crore in cash balances with the RBI.
What changed
This is a routine statistical release providing daily money market data. The overnight money market segment totaled ₹15,816.17 crore with rates ranging from 3.50% to 5.40%. RBI's net liquidity absorption through SDF operations was ₹2,63,795 crore for the day.
Affected parties, primarily scheduled commercial banks and money market participants, should note this data for market intelligence and liquidity management purposes. No compliance obligations are created by this publication.
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| Date : Apr 20, 2026 |
| Money Market Operations as on April 18, 2026 |
| (Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) |
| Money Markets @ | Volume
(One Leg) | Weighted
Average Rate | Range |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) | 15,816.17 | 4.69 | 3.50-5.40 |
| I. Call Money | 624.85 | 4.50 | 4.50-4.85 |
| II. Triparty Repo | 13,436.75 | 4.77 | 3.75-5.40 |
| III. Market Repo | 1,754.57 | 4.20 | 3.50-4.75 |
| IV. Repo in Corporate Bond | 0.00 | - | - |
| B. Term Segment |
| I. Notice Money ****** | 127.30 | 4.50 | 4.50-4.50 |
| 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 |
| 1. Fixed Rate |
| 2. Variable Rate & |
| (a) Repo Operation |
| (b) Reverse Repo Operation |
| 3. MSF # | Sat, 18/04/2026 | 1 | Sun, 19/04/2026 | 106.00 | 5.50 |
| Sat, 18/04/2026 | 2 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 5.00 | 5.50 | |
| 4. SDF Δ# | Sat, 18/04/2026 | 1 | Sun, 19/04/2026 | 2,40,290.00 | 5.00 |
| Sat, 18/04/2026 | 2 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 23,616.00 | 5.00 | |
| 5. Net liquidity injected from today's operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -2,63,795.00 | |
| II. Outstanding Operations |
| 1. Fixed Rate |
| 2. Variable Rate & |
| (a) Repo Operation | Fri, 30/01/2026 | 90~ | Thu, 30/04/2026 | 4,519.00 | 5.34 |
| Fri, 30/01/2026 | 90~~ | Thu, 30/04/2026 | 37,285.00 | 5.26 | |
| (b) Reverse Repo Operation | Fri, 17/04/2026 | 7 | Fri, 24/04/2026 | 2,00,031.00 | 5.24 |
| 3. MSF # | Fri, 17/04/2026 | 2 | Sun, 19/04/2026 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Fri, 17/04/2026 | 3 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 0.00 | 5.50 | |
| 4. SDF Δ# | Fri, 17/04/2026 | 2 | Sun, 19/04/2026 | 100.00 | 5.00 |
| Fri, 17/04/2026 | 3 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 11,945.00 | 5.00 | |
| D. Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Availed from RBI $ | 8,812.89 | |
| E. Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -1,61,459.11 | |
| F. Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today's **** operations) [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -4,25,254.11 | |
| Reserve Position @ | Date | Amount | |
| --- | --- | --- | |
| G. Cash Reserves Position of Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| (i) Cash balances with RBI as on | April 18, 2026 | 8,45,426.97 | |
| (ii) Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending^ | April 30, 2026 | 8,07,359.00 | |
| H. Government of India Surplus Cash Balance Reckoned for Auction as on ¥ | April 17, 2026 | 0.00 | |
| I. Net durable liquidity [surplus (+)/deficit (-)] as on | March 31, 2026 | 5,06,806.00 | |
@ 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.
~ As per the Press Release No 2025-2026/1998 dated January 27, 2026.
~~ As per the Press Release No 2025-2026/2015 dated January 30, 2026.
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: 2026-2027/106 | (Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) | Money Markets @ | Volume
(One Leg) | Weighted
Average Rate | Range | A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) | 15,816.17 | 4.69 | 3.50-5.40 | I. Call Money | 624.85 | 4.50 | 4.50-4.85 | II. Triparty Repo | 13,436.75 | 4.77 | 3.75-5.40 | III. Market Repo | 1,754.57 | 4.20 | 3.50-4.75 | IV. Repo in Corporate Bond | 0.00 | - | - | B. Term Segment | I. Notice Money ****** | 127.30 | 4.50 | 4.50-4.50 | 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 | 1. Fixed Rate | 2. Variable Rate & | (a) Repo Operation | (b) Reverse Repo Operation | 3. MSF # | Sat, 18/04/2026 | 1 | Sun, 19/04/2026 | 106.00 | 5.50 | Sat, 18/04/2026 | 2 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 5.00 | 5.50 | 4. SDF Δ# | Sat, 18/04/2026 | 1 | Sun, 19/04/2026 | 2,40,290.00 | 5.00 | Sat, 18/04/2026 | 2 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 23,616.00 | 5.00 | 5. Net liquidity injected from today's operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -2,63,795.00 | | II. Outstanding Operations | 1. Fixed Rate | 2. Variable Rate & | (a) Repo Operation | Fri, 30/01/2026 | 90~ | Thu, 30/04/2026 | 4,519.00 | 5.34 | Fri, 30/01/2026 | 90~~ | Thu, 30/04/2026 | 37,285.00 | 5.26 | (b) Reverse Repo Operation | Fri, 17/04/2026 | 7 | Fri, 24/04/2026 | 2,00,031.00 | 5.24 | 3. MSF # | Fri, 17/04/2026 | 2 | Sun, 19/04/2026 | 0.00 | 5.50 | Fri, 17/04/2026 | 3 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 0.00 | 5.50 | 4. SDF Δ# | Fri, 17/04/2026 | 2 | Sun, 19/04/2026 | 100.00 | 5.00 | Fri, 17/04/2026 | 3 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 11,945.00 | 5.00 | D. Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Availed from RBI $ | 8,812.89 | | E. Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -1,61,459.11 | | F. Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today's **** operations) [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -4,25,254.11 | | Reserve Position @ | Date | Amount | G. Cash Reserves Position of Scheduled Commercial Banks | (i) Cash balances with RBI as on | April 18, 2026 | 8,45,426.97 | (ii) Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending^ | April 30, 2026 | 8,07,359.00 | H. Government of India Surplus Cash Balance Reckoned for Auction as on ¥ | April 17, 2026 | 0.00 | I. Net durable liquidity [surplus (+)/deficit (-)] as on | March 31, 2026 | 5,06,806.00 |
| (Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) |
| Money Markets @ | Volume
(One Leg) | Weighted
Average Rate | Range |
| I. Call Money | 624.85 | 4.50 | 4.50-4.85 |
| III. Market Repo | 1,754.57 | 4.20 | 3.50-4.75 |
| IV. Repo in Corporate Bond | 0.00 | - | - |
| B. Term Segment |
| II. Term Money @@ | 0.00 | - | - |
| III. Triparty Repo | 0.00 | - | - |
| IV. Market Repo | 0.00 | - | - |
| V. Repo in Corporate Bond | 0.00 | - | - |
Cut off Rate |
| I. Today's Operations |
| 1. Fixed Rate |
| 2. Variable Rate & |
| (a) Repo Operation |
| (b) Reverse Repo Operation |
| Sat, 18/04/2026 | 2 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 5.00 | 5.50 |
| Sat, 18/04/2026 | 2 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 23,616.00 | 5.00 |
| 5. Net liquidity injected from today's operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -2,63,795.00 |
| II. Outstanding Operations |
| 1. Fixed Rate |
| 2. Variable Rate & |
| Fri, 30/01/2026 | 90~~ | Thu, 30/04/2026 | 37,285.00 | 5.26 |
| Fri, 17/04/2026 | 3 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Fri, 17/04/2026 | 3 | Mon, 20/04/2026 | 11,945.00 | 5.00 |
| D. Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Availed from RBI $ | 8,812.89 |
| E. Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -1,61,459.11 |
| F. Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today's **** operations) [injection (+)/absorption (-)]* | -4,25,254.11 |
| Reserve Position @ | Date | Amount |
| (i) Cash balances with RBI as on | April 18, 2026 | 8,45,426.97 |
| (ii) Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending^ | April 30, 2026 | 8,07,359.00 |
| H. Government of India Surplus Cash Balance Reckoned for Auction as on ¥ | April 17, 2026 | 0.00 |
| I. Net durable liquidity [surplus (+)/deficit (-)] as on | March 31, 2026 | 5,06,806.00 |
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