Indian Shares Drift Lower Ahead Of RBI Rate Decision
Markets fell after the RBI raised its repo rate to 5.50% and signaled no near-term cuts, with analysts citing inflation and crude oil pressures.
- On Wednesday, the BSE Sensex and Nifty opened lower as investors turned cautious ahead of the RBI MPC decision, with mixed global cues adding to uncertainty.
- Crude Oil Near $100 per barrel continued to weigh on sentiment, as elevated crude prices remained a key concern for Indian markets amid supply pressures.
- Foreign Institutional Investors remained sellers on Tuesday, offloading equities worth Rs 2,961.30 crore, while market breadth turned negative with 1,681 stocks declining on the NSE against 827 advancing.
- Saurav Ghosh, co-founder of Jiraaf, stated that elevated energy and food prices strengthened the case for a rate increase, with markets factoring in at least 50 bps of cumulative tightening by December.
- Technical Research Analyst Deepesh Sarawagi at Choice Broking noted the near-term setup remains constructive, though the ongoing FII selling streak presents a key overhang to sustained recovery.
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Indian Shares Drift Lower Ahead Of RBI Rate Decision
Indian shares opened lower on Wednesday after two days of gains amid diminished expectations for another Federal Reserve interest-rate hike in October. The Reserve Bank of India will announce its bi-monthly monetary policy later today, with the central bank expected to hike its key repo rate by 25 basis points after maintaining a status-quo so far this calendar year.
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