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MUMBAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 225.76 points, or 0.38%,
to 59,933.84, while the broader NSE index lost 10.4
points, or 0.06%, to 17,605.9, struggling for direction as the
week-long rout in Adani Group stocks persisted, erasing $100
billion in market value and hurting sentiment. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee weakened 0.31% versus the U.S. dollar,
and quoted at 82.18 per dollar, shrugging off weakness in the
dollar index, as concerns over a rout in the local equities bled
into the currency market. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 99.75
rupees, with yield up 2 bps at 7.2959%; vs previous close of
7.2774% as investors booked profits after drops in the last two
sessions. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was down
1 bps at 6.65%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate fell 1 bps to 6.15%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was down 30 bps at
5.90% against 6.20% in the previous session. The overnight TREPS
rate was at 6.05%, compared with the previous
day's weighted average of 6.1387%.
(Reporting by Bhakti Tambe)
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