India stocks, rupee, swaps, call at 3:30 p.m. IST
MUMBAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) -STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN was up 0.4% to 80,736.00, while the broader NSE index .NSEI was up 0.4% to 24,683.30, led by financials and information technology stocks, as rising expectations of an aggressive rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve in September boosted sentiment and spurred a global equities rally. .BO
RUPEE:
The Indian rupee INR=IN strengthened 0.09% versus the U.S. dollar, and quoted at 83.7925 per dollar lifted by likely inflows and a slump in the dollar index that helped Asian currencies across the board. INR/
GOVERNMENT BONDS:
The benchmark 10-year bond IN071034G=CC was quoted at 101.69 rupees, with the yield down 1 bps at 6.8568%, as strong demand persisted ahead of the minutes from latest meeting of Indian and U.S. central banks. IN/
OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:
The one-year overnight index swap rate INR1YMIBROIS=CC was down one basis point at 6.52% from 6.53% previous close, while the five-year swap rate INR5YMIBROIS=CC was down 2 bps at 6.10% against 6.12% previous close.
CALL MONEY:
India's overnight call money INROND= rate was down 65 basis points at 5.80% against 6.45% previous close. The overnight TREPS rate INTREPTOT=TCCL was at 5.95%, compared with previous close of 6.15%.
Reporting by Bhakti Tambe
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