Aug 13 (Reuters) -
STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN ended 0.4% higher to 80,539.91, while the broader NSE Nifty 50 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, as softer U.S. inflation data bolstered hopes of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September, weighing on the dollar. INR/
GOVERNMENT BONDS:
The benchmark 10-year bond IN063335G=CC was quoted at 98.91 rupees, with the yield down 1 bp to 6.4811%, ending a three-day rising streak as state-run banks stepped up buying after a key technical level was breached, prompting more traders to cover shorts. IN/
OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:
The one-year overnight index swap rate INR1YMIBROIS=CC fell 1 bp to 5.5%, while the five-year swap rate INR5YMIBROIS=CC dropped 3 bps to 5.6425%.
CALL MONEY:
India's overnight call money rate INROND= was at 4.95% and the overnight TREPS rate INTREPTOT=TCCL was at 5.12%.
(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
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