“I will take you back to the RBI policy where the governor did mention that there are signs of rural and urban consumption pickup, so we are actually looking at fuelling an inward facing sort of sectors pump priming the economy right now and, of course, the BFSI, the banking, and financial services sector space … Read more
HDFC Bank has announced a 25 basis points reduction in interest rates on its savings bank deposit accounts, marking the first cut since April 2022. Effective from 12 April 2025, this revision affects all customers across savings account balances. For balances below Rs 50 lakh, the interest rate is now 2.75% per annum, down from … Read more
Over the last few months, there has been a distinct shift in the focus of monetary policy towards growth as inflation pressures have subsided. From December 2024 onwards RBI has focused on infusing durable liquidity to make conditions conducive for transmission and credit off-take. Durable liquidity infusion implemented and announced is estimated at INR6.2tn via … Read more
The next phase of the market rally is likely to be led by the IT and banking sectors, supported by their strong Q3 performance and favourable valuations, says Ravi Singh, SVP – Retail Research, Religare Broking. “The banking sector, in particular, stands to benefit from a positive Union budget for FY26 and the Reserve Bank … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%—the first reduction in nearly five years. While this move benefits borrowers, it also signals a decline in fixed deposit (FD) interest rates, posing a challenge for investors, especially senior citizens who rely on FD income. With banks expected … Read more
Nifty, which has been looking for a directional headway on either side, ended the week 0.33% down with all major news trigger events like Budget, earnings, US Fed and RBI policy meetings behind us. Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, says this data vacuum presents an opportunity for time correction. “But our modest … Read more
“They are shrugging off the risk related to the election event. Probably they have taken a view about what is likely to be the direction for the markets ahead in terms of a positive direction and that is why we are seeing the Nifty reaching a new record level this week,” says Mahantesh Sabarad, Independent … Read more
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday proposed sweeping changes in norms concerning wilful defaulters, defining them as someone who has an outstanding amount of Rs 25 lakh and above and has refused to repay despite having the capacity to pay. RBI has sought comments on the new draft master direction that proposes … Read more
“I think rate cut, again expectations have been also sort of pushed beyond because we do not expect the US Fed to sort of cut rates because that will sort of put pressure on the currency,” says Pankaj Pandey, Head Research, ICICIdirect.com.What is the market expecting from the RBI policy, a status quo and I … Read more
“KPIT had a different story going for it because of their work on the EV automation side and the kind of order flows they were getting,” says Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com.Although there may be two holidays this week, it is a pretty critical one. You have that surprise move by OPEC, RBI policy, the cue for … Read more