MUMBAI, Feb 15 (Reuters) -
STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 242.83 points, or 0.4%,
to 61,275.09, while the broader NSE index gained 86
points, or 0.48%, to 18,015.85, with the benchmark Nifty
reclaiming the 18,000 mark after three weeks, helped by a
recovery in IT stocks and as the return of foreign investors
continued. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee weakened 0.06% versus the U.S. dollar,
and quoted at 82.82 per dollar, tracking its Asian peers, while
forward premiums eased on worries over the U.S. Federal
Reserve's interest rate hike trajectory. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 99.40
rupees, with yield down 2 bps at 7.3484% vs previous close of
7.3692%, on likely short covering. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was down
1 bps at 6.88%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate stayed fixed to 6.43%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was down 5 bps at
6.30% against 6.35% in the previous session. The overnight TREPS
rate was at 6.30%, compared with the previous
day's weighted average of 6.2761%.
(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia)
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