STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 169.87 points, or 0.28%,
to 60,300.58, while the broader NSE index gained 51.25
points, or 0.29%, to 17,820.5, aided by broad based gains across
sectors amid a slew of corporate earnings releases. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee strengthened 0.18% versus the U.S.
dollar, and quoted at 81.76 per dollar, tracking gains in Asian
currencies as the dollar index tumbled. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 100.99
rupees, with yield down 1 bps at 7.1155%; vs previous close of
7.1298%, tracking an overnight fall in U.S. yields. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was
unchanged at 6.54%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate rose 2 bps to 6.01%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was up 10 bps at
6.80% against 6.70% in the previous session. The overnight TREPS
rate was at 6.75%, compared with the previous
day's weighted average of 6.7563%.
(Reporting by Anushka Trivedi)
MUMBAI, April 26 (Reuters) -
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