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MUMBAI, April 26 (Reuters) - STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 169.87 points, or 0.28%,
to 60,300.58, while the broader NSE index gained 44.35
points, or 0.25%, to 17,813.6, aided by broad-based gains across
sectors amid a slew of earnings and as markets shrugged off
rising recession fears in the U.S. RUPEE:
The Indian rupee strengthened 0.18% versus the U.S.
dollar, and quoted at 81.7650 per dollar, tracking gains in
Asian currencies as the dollar index tumbled. GOVERNMENT BONDS:
Benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 101.01
rupees, with yield down 2 bps at 7.1126%; vs a previous close of
7.1298%, tracking a sharp fall in the U.S. Treasury yields as
bets of a quicker policy pivot by the Federal Reserve gained
steam. OVERNIGHT INDEXED SWAPS:
The one-year overnight indexed swap rate was
unchanged at 6.54%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate rose 4 bps to 6.03%.
CALL MONEY/REPOS:
India's overnight call money rate was down 5 bps at
6.65% 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 Bhakti Tambe; Editing by Sonia Cheema)
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