MUMBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) -
STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex fell 256.46 points, or 0.42%,
to 60,426.24, while the broader NSE index lost 91.6
points, or 0.51%, to 17,764.9, ahead of domestic retail
inflation data due later in the day, while the ongoing
uncertainty and spillover effects from the Adani Group's market
rout continued to create an overhang. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee weakened 0.26% versus the U.S. dollar,
and quoted at 82.73 per dollar, on concerns over rising U.S.
yields, but avoided falling below a level considered critical by
market participants. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 99.27
rupees, with yield up 1 bps at 7.3684%; vs previous close of
7.3627%, ahead of January retail inflation data. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was down
1 bps at 6.82%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate rose 3 bps to 6.42%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was down 60 bps at
6.00% against 6.60% in the previous session. The overnight TREPS
rate was at 6.31%, compared with the previous
day's weighted average of 6.5434%.
(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia)
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