Indices end with marginal losses after RBI’s move on repo rate
At close, the Sensex was down 56.74 points or 0.07% at 81,709.12, and the Nifty was down 30.60 points or 0.12% at 24,677.80.
At close, the Sensex was down 56.74 points or 0.07% at 81,709.12, and the Nifty was down 30.60 points or 0.12% at 24,677.80.
In its last three meetings in April, June, and August, the RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent.
The moderation in the country's retail inflation in April has validated the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to pause the repo rate in its first 2023 monetary policy meeting, according to SBI Research.
"As financial conditions tighten, global financial markets are experiencing surges of volatility, with sporadic sell-offs in equity and bond markets, and the US dollar strengthening to a 20-year high," the minutes said.
The 50 basis points hike in the repo rate coupled with inflationary pressure is likely to impact the sentiment of the Housing sector particularly in the affordable and mid-range housing segments.
As expected earlier, the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in a 5:1 decision increased the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.90 on Friday. The RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, heading the MPC, announced the hike to subdue the inflation.
The RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, heading the MPC, announced the hike to subdue the inflation.
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to raise the policy rate ranging between 35 to 50 basis points (bps) on Friday, experts believe.
The monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India is all set for its bi-monthly review meeting starting today. Like several other central banks, the main focus of the RBI during the three-day-long meet will again remain on containing high inflation.
Faced with sticky inflation and a continued hawkish stance by various central banks, the Reserve Bank of India is likely to raise repo rates by another 50 basis points with an unchanged policy stance when it meets for the next monetary review, global investment and financial services firm Morgan Stanley said.
