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MUMBAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) -
STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 255.68 points, or 0.42%,
to 61,258.25, while the broader NSE index gained 37.15
points, or 0.21%, to 17,981.35, as they struggled for direction
on worries that the U.S. Federal Reserve would keep interest
rates higher for longer RUPEE:
The Indian rupee strengthened 0.21% versus the U.S.
dollar, and quoted at 82.67 per dollar, as the dollar index
pulled back after last week's rally. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 99.31
rupees, with yield down 3 bps at 7.3622%, tracking a downward
movement in oil prices. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was down
2 bps at 6.92%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate fell 5 bps to 6.50%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was up 40 bps at
6.70% against 6.30% in the previous session. The overnight TREPS
rate was at 6.65%, compared with the previous
day's weighted average of 6.3377%.
(Reporting by Anushka Trivedi)
anushka.trivedi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
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