Firmness prevailed on the currency market on Monday as the rupee held its week-end levels at 79.15 and 79.20 for buying and selling against dollar, dealers said. The rupee managed to keep its level versus the US currency amid dollars' rising demand by the importers.
In the Asian trade, amid beginning session of the week, the dollar held firm near a three-week high against the yen on Monday as risk appetite picked up after Tokyo shares followed Wall Street higher on hopes for a recovery in the US economy later in the year.

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Open Buying             Rs 79.00
Open Selling            Rs 79.50
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Buying                Rs 79.15
Selling               Rs 79.20
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Repo Rates (Yield p a)
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Tenor      Low Bid   High Bid   Low Offer   High Offer    Average
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Overnight    5.50     11.00        6.00       12.00          8.63
1-Week       9.00      9.75        9.50       10.00          9.56
2-Week      10.50     11.00       11.00       11.25         10.94
1-Month     11.75     12.25       12.10       12.50         12.15
2-Months    12.75     13.25       13.00       13.50         13.13
3-Months    13.25     13.75       13.60       13.90         13.63
4-Months    13.25     13.75       13.75       14.00         13.69
5-Months    13.50     13.75       13.75       14.00         13.75
6-Months    13.60     14.00       14.00       14.25         13.96
9-Months    13.90     14.20       14.25       14.50         14.21
1-Year      14.00     14.25       14.30       14.55         14.28
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Call Rates (Yield p a)
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Tenor      Low Bid   High Bid   Low Offer   High Offer    Average
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Overnight    8.00     12.00        9.00       13.00         10.50
1-Week      11.00     14.00       12.00       15.00         13.00
2-Week      12.00     14.00       12.50       15.00         13.38
1-Month     13.00     15.00       14.00       16.00         14.50
2-Months    14.00     15.00       15.00       16.00         15.00
3-Months    14.50     16.00       15.50       16.50         15.63
4-Months    15.50     16.50       16.00       17.00         16.25
5-Months    16.00     16.50       16.50       17.00         16.50
6-Months    16.00     16.50       16.50       17.00         16.50
9-Months    16.25     16.75       16.75       17.25         16.75
1-Year      16.50     17.00       17.00       17.50         17.00
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