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Deposit Rate Rise Leads to Spread Compression Fresh Rates Volatile

Published: September 7, 2023
Author: TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN
  • In July 2023, outstanding deposit rates increased while outstanding lending rates remained flat. Meanwhile, rates on fresh business climbed.
  • The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) increased sequentially by 24 basis points (bps) to 9.44% in July 2023 from 9.19% in June 2023, while the WALR on outstanding rupee loans remained flat sequentially.
  • The weighted average domestic term deposit rate (WADTDR) on fresh rupee term deposits of SCBs increased marginally by 1 bps from 6.34% in June 2023 to 6.35% in July 2023. Meanwhile, WADTDR on outstanding rupee term deposits increased by 8 bps from 6.47% in June 2023 to 6.55% in July 2023.
  • One-year median Marginal Cost of Fund-based Lending Rate (MCLR) of SCBs decreased from 8.63% in July 2023 to 8.60% in August 2023.
  • The spread of SCBs between WALR and WADTDR (the net interest rate spread) stood at 3.09% and 3.27% for Fresh and Outstanding rates, respectively, in July 2023.

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