21 july 2005

rupee in range - securities steady
mumbai: the rupee, though range bound, gained slightly on wednesday ending trade at 43.52, a shade higher than tuesday's close of 43.54.

forwards market: the 12-month premium closed at 1.35 per cent (1.32 per cent) and the 6-month at 1.55 per cent (1.50 per cent).

g-secs: in the bond market, the 7.27-8 year-2013 paper ended at rs101.12/15 (7.08 per cent ytm), almost the same as tuesday's rs 101.10 (7.09 per cent ytm). the 7.38 per cent - 10 year-2015 benchmark paper was traded at rs101.4850 (7.17 per cent ytm), slightly higher than tuesday's rs101.44 (7.18 per cent ytm).

call rates: the inter bank rates ended at 5-5.05 per cent (4.75-5).