MUMBAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN was up 0.44% at 85,563, while the broader NSE Nifty 50 .NSEI rose 0.46% to 26,172, inching towards a record high, led by Reliance and Hero MotoCorp on improving earnings outlook. .BO
RUPEE:
The Indian rupee INR=IN declined 0.1% versus the U.S. dollar to 88.6875, as traders pared bets on a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut next month, after minutes of its latest meeting signalled a hawkish lean among policymakers. INR/
GOVERNMENT BONDS:
The benchmark 10-year bond IN063335G=CC was quoted at 98.545 rupees, with the yield up 1 bp at 6.5461%, as traders avoided building positions ahead of Friday's debt sale amid uncertainty over the central bank's rate-cut and liquidity path. IN/
OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:
The one-year overnight index swap rate INR1YMIBROIS=CC was slightly higher at 5.46%, while the five-year swap rate INR5YMIBROIS=CC rose nearly 2 bps to 5.7475%.
CALL MONEY:
India's overnight call money rate INROND= was at 5.30%, and the overnight TREPS rate INTREPTOT=TCCL was at 5.27%.
(Reporting by Khushi Malhotra)
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