MUMBAI, March 20 (Reuters) -

STOCKS:

The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 89.64 points, or 0.12%,

to 72,101.69, while the broader NSE index gained 21.65

points, or 0.10%, to 21,839.1 ahead of much anticipated U.S.

Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and commentary.

RUPEE:

The Indian rupee weakened 0.15% versus the U.S. dollar,

and quoted at 83.17 per dollar, pressured by dollar demand from

importers, including local oil companies.

GOVERNMENT BONDS:

The benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at 100.59

rupees, with the yield down 1 bps at 7.0918% ahead of the U.S.

Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision.

OVERNIGHT INDEX SWAPS:

The one-year overnight index swap rate was up 3

bps at 6.76%, while the benchmark five-year swap rate

fell 1 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 6.76%,

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

(Reporting by Bhakti Tambe)