STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex fell 0.51 points, or -0%, to
59,567.29, while the broader NSE index lost 13.3 points,
or 0.08%, to 17,605.45, as investors, hopeful of strong domestic
earnings last week, turned largely cautious after IT companies
sounded off alarm bells. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee strengthened 0.07% versus the U.S.
dollar, and quoted at 82.17 per dollar, on back of uptick on
most Asian currencies. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 100.26
rupees, with yield down 1 bps at 7.2191%; vs previous close of
7.2251%, as traders await minutes of the central bank's latest
meeting. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was
unchanged at 6.60%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate fell 1 bps to 6.11%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was up 10 bps at
6.60% against 6.50% in the previous session. The overnight TREPS
rate was at 6.60%, compared with the previous
day's weighted average of 6.4215%.
(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia)
MUMBAI, April 20 (Reuters) -
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