The rupee ended flat at 60.11 against the dollar on Friday as demand from oil importers was offset by dollar sales by banks. The rupee opened a tad lower at 60.13 on Friday from Thursday’s close of 60.11. Our Bureau

Call rates, bond prices drop

The inter-bank call money rate, the rate at which banks borrow short-term funds from one another to tide over liquidity mismatches, ended weaker at 8.40 per cent from Thursday’s close of 9 per cent. During the day, call rates moved in a wide range of 7.75 to 9.05 per cent range. Yield on the benchmark 8.83 per cent government bond maturing in 2023 ended a tad higher at 8.67 per cent from the previous close of 8.65 per cent. Our Bureau

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