MUMBAI, March 20 (Reuters) -

STOCKS:

The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 182.5 points, or 0.25%,

to 72,194.55, while the broader NSE index gained 56.2

points, or 0.26%, to 21,873.65, ahead of the U.S. Federal

Reserve's interest rate decision.

RUPEE:

The Indian rupee weakened 0.04% versus the U.S. dollar,

and quoted at 83.08, tracking the rangebound price action in

most of its Asian peers, while traders also cited a crunch for

cash dollars.

GOVERNMENT BONDS:

The benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 100.59

rupees, with the yield down 1 bps at 7.0922%, as traders await

the Federal Reserve's policy decision for further cues.

OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:

The one-year overnight index swap rate was up 4

bps at 6.77%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate

fell 2 bps to 6.34%.

CALL MONEY/REPOS:

India's overnight call money rate was down 5 bps at

6.45%. The overnight TREPS rate was at 6.52%,

compared with the previous day's weighted average of 6.3377%.

(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)