31 december 2004

rupee and securities decline
mumbai: the rupee ended marginally weaker on thursday closing at 43.73/74 against the dollar against its previous close of 43.70/71.

forwards market: the six month annualised forward premium closed at 1.85 per cent (2.02 per cent) while the one-year annualised premium finished at 1.40 per cent (1.43 per cent).

g-secs: the benchmark 7.38 per cent 2015 paper ended at rs106.15 at a yield of 6.57 per cent. the 7.55 per cent 2010 paper finished rs105.17 at a yield of 6.40 per cent.

call rates: in the range of 5.75-6 per cent for most part of the day.