SNAPSHOT-India stocks, rupee, swaps, call at 3:30 p.m IST

March 20 (Reuters) -

STOCKS:

The benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN was up 1.19% at 76,348.06, while the broader NSE index .NSEI advanced 1.24% to 23,190.65, buoyed by the prospect of two rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve this year amid escalating tariff concerns. .BO

RUPEE:

The Indian rupee INR=IN rose 0.1% versus the U.S. dollar to 86.3675, as persistent dollar sales by foreign banks and paring of short bets on the currency helped it weather a stronger dollar. INR/

GOVERNMENT BONDS:

The benchmark 10-year bond IN067934G=CC was quoted at 101.025 rupees, with the yield down nearly 2 bps at 6.6426%, tracking U.S. Treasury yields after the Federal Reserve maintained its projection of two interest rate cuts in 2025. IN/

OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:

The one-year overnight index swap rate INR1YMIBROIS=CC was down 2 basis points at 6.0775%, while the five-year swap rate INR5YMIBROIS=CC dropped 5 bps to 5.87%.

CALL MONEY:

India's overnight call money rate INROND= was at 5.75%, and the overnight TREPS rate INTREPTOT=TCCL was at 5.97%.