Both V Srinivasan of Axis Bank and Ashish Parthasarthy of HDFC Bank agree that the withdrawal limit could extend beyond December 30 because the limit depends on the availability of currency.
Ashish Parthasarthy, Head Treasurer, HDFC Bank sees rupee in range of 62-63 to the dollar.
Ashish Parthasarthy expects to see an improvement on the current account deficit(CAD) front as well as on the Balance of Payments (BoP).
Ashish Parthasarthy of HDFC Bank believes the Indian currency will be broadly in the range of 61-63 against the dollar in the next two months.
Experts believe that the Reserve Bank of India will hike the repo rates soon though it will be advisable that the central bank considers factors like the inflation which will be released at the end of this week.
HDFC Bank sees a 50 basis points fall in the short term after RBI cuts the marginal standing facility (MSF) by 50 bps on Monday
According to Ashish Parthasarthy, after RBI issues free bank-branching circular, opening of new branches will become easier. He adds that the measures issued by the new RBI governor, if executed well, will change the landscape of banking in longer-term
Ashish Parthasarthy believes if RBI measures prove to be temporary in nature, the certificate of deposit (CD) rates will come down below 10 percent unless the crisis extends and the rupee continues to be under pressure.
Ashish Parthasarthy of HDFC Bank believes the central bank may only opt for a repo rate cut without a cash reserve ratio or CRR cut.
Absence of open market operations (OMOs) will hurt the bond market opines Ashish Parthasarthy, treasurer, HDFC Bank.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Ashish Parthasarthy, head treasurer, HDFC Bank says that the rupee could see a range of 55-56 in the extreme short-term. "We are not looking at any major moves beyond these boundaries," he adds.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Parthasarthy says, on the downside, 54 would be a reasonably strong support. "We do not see too much of appreciation from here. The range possibly is 54.50-56.50 in the near-term," he asserts.
Ashish Parthasarthy of HDFC Bank does not expect significant rally on the rupee due to the EEFC flows.
Ashish Parthasarthy, head treasurer, HDFC Bank explains to CNBC-TV18 that the government and the RBI will have team up to implement initiatives that will keep the rupee firm in the long-term
Ashish Parthasarthy of HFC Bank expects 60 % of the gross borrowings done in the first half.
Bond markets are presenting an interesting position. Ashish Parthasarthy of HDFC Bank expects 10-year bond yields to be in a broad range of 8.25-8.75% from now till March. He also mentioned that a cash reserve ratio (CRR) cut is reasonably expected. Moreover, his forecast for the credit growth is around 17-17.5%.
Parthasarthy expects to see a bounce back in the rupee if global markets and European markets show signs of stability for number of days.
Following footsteps of the State Bank of India, which raised its rates by 75 bps on May 11, HDFC bank, India’s private sector banking major, has hiked its lending rates by 55 basis points to 9.25%; the rate hike will be effective from May 12.