MUMBAI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 600.42 points, or 0.99%,
to 61,032.26, while the broader NSE index gained 158.95
points, or 0.89%, to 17,929.85 tracking gains in global equities
ahead of U.S. inflation data due later in the day, while
investors brushed off the impact of worse-than-expected domestic
inflation numbers from Monday. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee declined marginally versus the U.S.
dollar, and quoted at 82.76 per dollar as traders and corporates
waited for U.S. inflation data due later in the day for further
cues. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 99.26
rupees, with yield marginally higher at 7.3692%; vs previous
close of 7.3646% after domestic retail inflation overshot the
central bank's tolerance band in January, cementing bets of one
more rate hike by the central bank. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was up 5
bps at 6.89%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate rose 2 bps to 6.43%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was down 15 bps at
6.35% against 6.50% in the previous session. The overnight TREPS
rate was at 6.28%, compared with the previous
day's weighted average of 6.3383%.
(Reporting by Bhakti Tambe)
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