Re ends higher at 40.68/$

MARKETS REPORT

Government securities perked up on fresh buying demand towards SLR requirement.

Prices of government securities rose by 40-50 paise across maturities.

The yield on the 10-year paper closed at 8.10 per cent against 8.15 per cent last week.

Liquidity remained comfortable with call rates closing at 7.75 per cent against 9 per cent last week.

The RBI infused liquidity of Rs 11,900 crore under repo.