MSP430f5529LP UART Producing garbage values

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Hi all,

I am working on a project in which i am using the MSP430f5529 Launchpad. I am trying to send some data through the UART of the MSP to a XBEE. The data is then transmitted to another XBEE which is connected to a pc. When i try to view the data in the pc by using hyperterminal, some garbage values(different kinds of symbols) keeps coming. The following is the code in the microcontroller.

#include <msp430f5529.h>

/*
 * main.c
 */
int main(void) {
	WDTCTL = WDTPW + WDTHOLD;	// Stop watchdog timer

	// DC0CTL = 0;
	// BCSCTL1 = CALBC_1MHZ;
	// DC0CTL = CALDCO_1MHZ;
	// UCSCTL1 |=

    P3SEL |= BIT3 + BIT4; // P3.3,4 = USCI_A0 TXD/RXD
    UCA0CTL1 |= UCSWRST; // Reset the state machine
    UCA0CTL1 |= UCSSEL_2; // SMCLK
    UCA0CTL0 &= ~UCPEN + ~UCMSB + ~UC7BIT + ~UCSPB; //  Disable parity, SET LSB first, Set8 data bits, Set 1 Stop bit
    UCA0BR0 = 109; // 1.048MHz/9600
    UCA0BR1 = 0; //
    UCA0MCTL &= ~UCOS16;
    UCA0MCTL |= UCBRS_2 + UCBRF_0; // Modulation UCBRSx=2, UCBRFx=0
    //UCA0STAT |= UCLISTEN;
    UCA0CTL1 &= ~UCSWRST; // Initialize the state machine
    UCA0IE |= UCRXIE; // Enable USCI_A0 RX interrupt


    	while (!(UCA0IFG&UCTXIFG)); // Is the USCI_A0 TX buffer ready?
    	UCA0TXBUF = 0x41; // TX -> A
   
    //while (!(UCA0IFG&UCTXIFG));
    //UCA0TXBUF = 0x42; // TX -> B
    //while (!(UCA0IFG&UCTXIFG));
    //UCA0TXBUF = 0x43; // TX -> C

    __bis_SR_register(GIE); //interrupts enabled
    //__no_operation();
	
	return 0;
}
#pragma vector=USCI_A0_VECTOR
__interrupt void USCI_A0_ISR(void)
{
//Insert Code for the RX interrupt
	// int received = UCA0RXBUF;
}


Both the Xbee's have been configured and are working properly.  The completion of my project depends on this so any kind 
of help will be greatly appreciated.

~Ram