The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday collectively voted to increase the policy repo rate by 40 basis points from 4% to 4.40% with an immediate effect, in a clear indication that inflation may be curving to higher levels than expected. The move came a few hours ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision on…
Inflation based on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) increased to a four month high of 14.55 % in March, mirroring a broad-based spike in global commodity prices, especially oil in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, showed official data released on Monday. There was some softening in food articles month-on-month led by vegetables and pulses, though…
However, markets extended their losses at a slower pace after the RBI left the policy repo rate unchanged for the sixth time in a row. Bank stocks appeared to be the best bears of the day and weighed in on the FMCG Index heavyweights. The Nifty 50 dropped its record high profit. At 12.35 pm,…
Bank stocks are more focused than the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy. Moreover, a slight surge in credit growth, along with market experts, has given the bull markets a boost in banking and financial stocks – which has increased investor appetite for these stocks. The ‘situation’ with the ‘accommodation position’ at the Reserve Bank is expected…
