Aug 13 (Reuters) -
STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN closed up 0.4% at 80,539.91, while the broader NSE index .NSEI advanced 0.5% to 24,619.35, as mild U.S. inflation data boosted rate cut hopes and lifted appetite for riskier assets, while easing domestic inflation and gains in Apollo Hospitals and Hindalco added support. .BO
RUPEE:
The Indian rupee INR=IN rose 0.3% versus the U.S. dollar to 87.44, marking its best day in over a month, as softer U.S. inflation data bolstered hopes of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September, weighing down the dollar. INR/
GOVERNMENT BONDS:
The benchmark 10-year bond IN063335G=CC was quoted at 99.01 rupees, with the yield down over 2 bps at 6.4677%, on buying by state-run banks and short covering after a sharp selloff on fiscal and debt supply concerns.
OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:
The one-year overnight index swap rate INR1YMIBROIS=CC was down 1 basis point at 5.5%, while the five-year swap rate INR5YMIBROIS=CC dropped 4 bps to 5.635%.
CALL MONEY:
India's overnight call money rate INROND= was at 4.95% and the overnight TREPS rate INTREPTOT=TCCL was at 5.28%.
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru)
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