SNAPSHOT-India stocks, rupee, swaps, call at close

(.) MUMBAI, March 24 (Reuters) - STOCKS: The benchmark BSE Sensex fell 398.18 points, or 0.69%, to 57,527.1, while the broader NSE index lost 131.85 points, or 0.77%, to 16,945.05 as investors turned cautious after government hiked securities transaction tax on futures and options contracts. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee weakened 0.26% versus the U.S. dollar, and quoted at 82.48 per dollar as risk sentiment worsened on worries over health of the financial sector in U.S. and Europe. INR/]

GOVERNMENT BONDS: Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 99.64 rupees, with yield down 4 bps at 7.3128%; vs previous close of 7.3480% tracking a fall in U.S. yields OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS: The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was down 7 bps at 6.64%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate fell 11 bps to 6.14%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was down 10 bps at 6.50% against 6.60% in the previous session. The overnight TREPS rate was at 6.76%, compared with the previous day's weighted average of 6.5002%. (Reporting by Bhakti Tambe)

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