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MUMBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) -
STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 0.82 points, or 0%, to
60,692.36, while the broader NSE index lost 15.4 points,
or 0.09%, to 17,829.2, tracking a similar move in Asian peers,
while investors waited for minutes from the U.S. Federal
Reserve's latest monetary policy to get cues on the central
bank's future rate-hike path. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee weakened 0.07% versus the U.S. dollar,
and quoted at 82.78 per dollar, tracking decline on its Asian
peers on concerns over U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 99.19
rupees, with the yield up 1 bps at 7.3797%; vs previous the
close of 7.3726%, as traders await the state debt auction
result. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was down
2 bps at 6.92%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate rose 3 bps to 6.55%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was down 35 bps at
6.25% against 6.60% in the previous session. The overnight TREPS
rate was at 6.62%, compared with the previous
day's weighted average of 6.5423%.
(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia; Editing by Sonia Cheema)
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