SNAPSHOT-India stocks, rupee, swaps, call at close

March 18 (Reuters) - STOCKS:

The benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN was up 0.83% at 76,704.13, while the broader NSE Nifty 50 index .NSEI rose 0.83% to 23,777.8, led by a rebound in information technology stocks and broader Asian gains as oil prices eased ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision later in the day.

RUPEE:

The Indian rupee INR=IN dropped 0.28% versus the U.S. dollar to a record low of 92.63 rupees, as the raging conflict in the Middle East kept oil prices elevated, raising macroeconomic risks for Asia's third-largest economy and sparking capital outflows. INR/

GOVERNMENT BONDS:

The benchmark 10-year bond IN064835G=CC was quoted at 98.235 rupees, with the yield up 2 basis points at 6.7330%, as the rupee sank to another record low, sapping risk appetite ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision. IN/

OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:

The one-year overnight index swap rate INR1YMIBROIS=CC was up 2 bps at 5.815%, while the five-year swap rate INR5YMIBROIS=CC rose 4 bps to 6.42%.

CALL MONEY:

India's overnight call money rate INROND= was at 4.75% and the overnight TREPS rate INTREPTOT=TCCL was at 5.50%.