The country's largest public sector bank State Bank of India said the monetary policy statement of the RBI reflected India's high growth and low inflation. Reacting to the central bank maintaining the status quo in the repo rate, SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara said
Those companies are Uttar Pradesh-based Kundles Motor Finance Private Limited, Tamil Nadu-based Nithya Finance Limited, Punjab-based Bhatia Hire Purchase Pvt Ltd, and Himachal Pradeesh-based Jiwanjyoti Deposits and Advances Limited.
The Sensex concludes at 74,248, registering a marginal uptick of 21 points, while the Nifty50 closed unchanged at 22,514 during the Friday's trading session. Notably, gains in stocks like Kotak Bank, ITC, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, and SBI helped cushion the downsid
Industry welcomes Reserve Bank of India decisions in its first monetary policy report of FY 25. One of the key highlights of the report is the RBI's decision to maintain the repo rate at its current level, a move that has been widely applauded by industry leaders.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has said that the heatwave predictions in the coming months won't impact wheat prices, but the impact on vegetable prices needs to be watched out.
"Looking ahead, robust growth prospects provide the policy space to remain focused on inflation and ensure its descent to the target of 4 per cent," RBI Governor said announcing the decisions of the first MPC of FY25.
The Reserve Bank of India has proposed the idea of depositing cash in Cash Deposit Machines (CDMs) using UPI mechanism, in what could be another boost to already widely recognised technology.
RBI Governor Shaktikanata Das, while announcing the RBI Monetary Policy Committee outcome on Friday, said that the growth is projected to be at 7.1 per cent in first quarter, followed by 6.9 per cent in second quarter and 7 per cent in both third and fourth quarters.
This is the seventh consecutive meeting that the MPC has maintained a status quo on the repo rate. The repo rate, is the interest rate at which banks draw funds from RBI to overcome short-term liquidity mismatches.