STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex fell 60.54 points, or 0.1%, to
57,864.74, while the broader NSE index lost 16.1 points,
or 0.09%, to 17,060.8, weighed down by financials, although
losses were somewhat capped by a rebound in IT stocks. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee was flat versus the U.S. dollar, and
quoted at 82.26 per dollar, as mixed global cues kept Asian
currencies weaker. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
The benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 99.43
rupees, with yield unchanged at 7.3442%; vs previous close of
7.3480%, as traders await fresh triggers. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was down
4 bps at 6.67%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate fell 6 bps to 6.19%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was down 30 bps at
6.30%. The overnight TREPS rate was at 6.77%,
compared with the previous day's weighted average of 6.5002%.
(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia)
MUMBAI, March 24 (Reuters) -
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