Indian stock indices continued to trade on a steady note on Wednesday. At the opening bell, Sensex and Nifty were just 0.07 per cent lower from the previous closing.
Retail inflation in India rose sharply in July to 7.44 per cent and in the process breached RBI's 6 per cent upper tolerance target, largely due to a sharp spurt in vegetable, fruit, and pulses prices.
Retail inflation in India rose sharply in July to 7.44 per cent and in the process breached RBI's 6 per cent upper tolerance target, largely due to a sharp spurt in vegetable, fruits, and pulses prices.
"Our job is only half done, having brought inflation within the target band (4-6 per cent). Our fight against inflation is not yet over," said the governor at the latest monetary policy meeting held during June 6-8, whose Minutes were published on Thursday.
Retail inflation in India further eased sharply in May to 4.25 per cent, hitting a two-year low. It was at 4.7 per cent in April and 5.7 per cent the previous month.
Unchanged repo rate as was expected, lowering of inflation projection, and retention of previously forecasted GDP numbers for 2023-24 were some of the key highlights from the three-day RBI monetary policy review meeting.
Morgan Stanley on Monday said India's GDP growth to track above 6 per cent in the next two financial years, supported by strength in domestic demand. It pegged growth for 2023-24 and 2024-25 at 6.2 per cent and 6.5 per cent, respectively.
More than estimated GDP numbers in India, sustained foreign buying, and the US House of Representatives has passed the US debt ceiling bill indicating that the debt impasse will be resolved and will put less pressure on its economy are some of the major reasons which supported the stocks
Retail inflation or (Consumer Price Index) peaked at 7.8 per cent in April 2022 to an 18-month low of 4.7 per cent in April 2023, driven by a reduction in food and core inflation. In some advanced countries, inflation had in fact touched a multi-decade high and even breached the 10 per cent