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MUMBAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) -
STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 165.48 points, or 0.27%,
to 61,440.57, while the broader NSE index gained 41.45
points, or 0.23%, to 18,057.3 led by information technology
stocks after the latest U.S. retail sales data signalled
strength in the world's biggest economy. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee strengthened 0.22% versus the U.S.
dollar, and quoted at 82.64 per dollar, helped by a pullback on
the dollar index following an overnight rally and the gains on
Asian equity gauges. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 99.44
rupees, with yield down 1 bps at 7.3422%, as investors bought
longer-duration bonds on speculation of an interest-rate hedge
by mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was down
6 bps at 6.84%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate fell 3 bps to 6.43%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was down 5 bps at
6.25% against 6.30% in the previous session. The overnight TREPS
rate was at 6.26%, compared with the previous
day's weighted average of 6.2518%.
(Reporting by Anushka Trivedi)
anushka.trivedi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
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