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
NEW DELHI: Following changes made in the Union Budget last week and RBI policy on Wednesday, global brokerage firm Jefferies has reshuffled its India model portfolio to add and Cholamandalam Finance by removing . “Our finance team is now incrementally positive on non-bank lenders as the rate hike cycle nears its end,” Jefferies’ Mahesh Nandurkar … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rate sensitive stocks gained on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked repo rate – the rate at which it loans money to banks — by 50 basis points to 4.90 per cent in order to tackle elevated inflation. Most bank stocks, which are among the most sensitive stocks with respect … Read more