Re ends weaker at 44.71/$

MARKETS REPORT

Prices of government securities stayed ranged between 5 and 10 paise, mostly in the benchmark securities

The market remained lacklustre in absence of triggers

Yield on the ten-year paper closed at 7.39 per cent

Call rates closed at 6.10-6.15 per cent with the RBI absorbing around Rs 34,000 crore from the market

The cut-off yield for the 91-day t-bill came down to 6.64 per cent as against 6.68 per cent earlier