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Rupee, Sensex extend losses after RBI hikes repo rate

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Reuters MUMBAI

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Federal bonds, rupee and stocks extended losses on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India unexpectedly raised the key policy rate by 25 basis points to 7.50 percent.

The 10-year bond yield rose 18 basis points to 8.36 percent from levels before the decision.

The rupee extended losses, falling as much as 62.10/15 to a dollar from 61.93/61.99 previously.

The BSE Sensex was trading down 2.5 percent while the Nifty fell 2.6 percent at 11.19 am.

(Reporting by Archana Narayanan, Himank Sharma and Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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First Published: Sep 20 2013 | 11:19 AM IST

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