MUMBAI, Dec 9 - Indian financial markets are closed on Tuesday for a local holiday. Trading resumes on Wednesday.
On Monday, the 30-share BSE index <.BSESN> closed up 2.2 percent at 9,162.62 points, after an economic stimulus package and strong global markets boosted sentiment.
The partially convertible rupee ended at 49.58/59 per dollar, little changed from its previous close of 49.57/58, after climbing to 49.185, its strongest since Nov. 17.
The 10-year benchmark yield closed at 6.69 percent, lower than Friday's close of 6.76 percent, after sliding to 6.57 percent in early deals, its lowest since March 2005, following a 1 percentage point cut in short-term interest rates.
