Snapshot: India stocks, rupee, bonds, swaps, call at 1:15 p.m. IST
SNAPSHOT-India stocks, rupee, bonds, swaps, call at 1:15 p.m. IST .
MUMBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - STOCKS:
The benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN was up 0.46% at 74,660, while the broader NSE Nifty 50 .NSEI advanced 0.55% to 23,123, led by IT firms after Tech Mahindra's upbeat quarterly earnings, while concerns over persistently high oil prices as well as US inflation kept a lid on gains. .BO
RUPEE:
The Indian rupee INR=IN rose 0.07% versus the U.S. dollar to 94.9850, with positional adjustments in the non-deliverable forwards market helping extend the currency's rally to its fifth straight session. INR/
GOVERNMENT BONDS:
The benchmark 10-year bond IN069436G=CC was quoted at 96.9975 rupees, with the yield down 1 bp at 7.3823%, as a hefty auction of benchmark 10-year debt kept traders guarded while they assessed the central bank's policy outlook. IN/
OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:
The one-year overnight index swap rate INR1YMIBROIS=CC was down 2.75 bps at 6.51%, while the five-year swap rate INR5YMIBROIS=CC fell 2.5 bps to 6.7625%.
CALL MONEY:
India's overnight call money rate INROND= was at 5.50%, and the overnight TREPS rate INTREPTOT=TCCL was at 5.76%.
(Reporting by Khushi Malhotra)
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