he 30-share BSE index ended up 0.23 percent at 8,446.49
points and the 50-share NSE index ended up 0.87 percent at
2,645.20 points, as investors bought bargains in the
beaten-down market.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS ------------------------
The 2018 bond yield at 6.47 percent, from previous close of
6.38 percent, after local media reports quoted government
sources as saying there was no immediate compulsion for the
central bank to cut rates, dealers said.
RUPEE --------
The rupee at 51.655/675 per dollar, stronger than previous
close of 51.95/97, tracking gains in other Asian currencies
versus the dollar, while a rise in the domestic stock market
also helped.
INTEREST RATE SWAPS INROIS
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The benchmark five-year interest rate swap at 5.14/20
percent from previous close of 4.99/5.05.
CALL MONEY ------------
Call money rate at 4.00/10, unchanged from its previous
close, on ample cash in banking system.
GOLD <0#MAU:>
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The April contract on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India
at 15,116 rupees, down 152 rupees from the previous close.
BSE INDICES <0#.INX.BO>
------------------------ Index Value %Change
---------------------------------- SENSEX 8446.49
0.23 DOLLEX-30 1338.46 0.65 DOLLEX-100 860.77
0.83 DOLLEX-200 320.71 0.75 BSE-100 4310.97
0.41 BSE-200 998.03 0.32 BSE-500 3089.72
0.26 BSE MID-CAP 2648.36 -0.33 BSE SMALL-CAP 2990.17
-0.64 BSE AUTO 2642.23 0.92 BSE-CG 5624.87
-0.34 BSE-CD 1474.49 -1.46 BSE-FMCG 1950.22
0.47 BSE-HC 2581.3 1.05 BSE-IT 2032.81
0.67 BSE METALS 4546.95 2.8 BSE OIL & GAS 5842.25
1.15 BSE POWER 1669.9 -0.09 BSE REALTY 1370.42
0.35 BSE-PSU 4814.49 0.59 BSE-TECK 1662.22
0.34 BSE BANKEX 3889.71 -1.5
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