{
  "id": 16139235,
  "title": "Banking liquidity surplus shrinks to Rs 541 crore as cash crunch increases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/banking-liquidity-surplus-shrinks-to-rs-541-crore-as-cash-crunch",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-23T00:57:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Top News",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-top-news",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/banking-liquidity-surplus-shrinks-to-rs-541-crore-as-cash-crunch-increases/articleshow/135131128.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Liquidity surplus in the banking system was reported at ₹541 crore as of October 21. Banks have increased fund parking to meet their daily cash reserve requirements of 99%. The weighted average call rate (WACR) rose to 5.65%, which is 15 bps higher than the repo rate. The Reserve Bank of India conducted variable rate repo operations to manage systemic liquidity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}