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

March 24 (Reuters) - STOCKS:

The benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN closed 1.89% higher at 74,068.45, while the NSE Nifty 50 index .NSEI advanced 1.78% to 22,912.40, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of Iran's power grid amid conflicting signals about talks between the two sides, with a rebound in heavyweight HDFC Bank lifting the benchmarks. .BO

RUPEE:

The Indian rupee INR=IN rose 0.1% versus the U.S. dollar to 93.865, as traders parsed dissonant signals from Washington and Tehran about a potential resolution to the conflict in the Middle East. INR/

GOVERNMENT BONDS:

The benchmark 10-year bond IN064835G=CC was quoted at 97.315 rupees, with the yield up 3 bps at 6.8681% as oil prices came off recent peaks on bets that the U.S. and Iran would soon indulge in peace talks but remained above $100 per barrel amid lingering uncertainty. IN/

OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:

The one-year overnight index swap rate INR1YMIBROIS=CC was down more than 3 basis points at 5.945%, while the five-year swap rate INR5YMIBROIS=CC rose nearly 1 bps to 6.495%.

CALL MONEY:

India's overnight call money rate INROND= was at 4.8% and the overnight TREPS rate INTREPTOT=TCCL was at 5%