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MUMBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) -
STOCKS:
The broader Nifty 50 .NSEI gained 0.77% to 23,134.90 points, while the benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN was up 0.7% to 76,432.33, led by information technology and auto stocks, with investors awaiting the U.S. Federal Reserve's comments on interest rates later in the day. .BO
RUPEE:
The Indian rupee INR=IN declined about 0.1% versus the U.S. dollar to 86.5725, on the back of strong dollar bids related to importers' month-end payments, while a decline in the cost of hedging against the domestic currency's decline also weighed. INR/
GOVERNMENT BONDS:
The benchmark 10-year bond IN067934G=CC was quoted at 100.67 rupees, with the yield little changed at 6.69%, as traders awaited the Fed's policy decision and the response to the central bank's liquidity measures for directional cues. IN/
OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:
The one-year overnight index swap rate INR1YMIBROIS=CC was down one basis points at 6.35%, while the five-year swap rate INR5YMIBROIS=CC declined nearly 2 bps to 6.09%.
CALL MONEY:
India's overnight call money rate INROND= was at 6.45%, and the overnight TREPS rate INTREPTOT=TCCL was at 6.40%.