Along anticipated lines, RBI kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50 per cent, the seventh time in a row. The repo rate is the rate of interest at which the RBI lends to other banks.
The press statement of the RBI says early redemption price has been fixed at Rs 7260/- per unit of SGB, based on the average closing gold price over the previous three business days.
As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained the status quo in repo rate for the seventh time this month, rating agency Crisil now expects the rate cut cycle to begin from mid-2024. The repo rate is the rate of interest at which RBI lends to other banks.
India's foreign exchange reserves rose for the seventh straight week to hit a fresh all-time high of USD 648.562 billion in the week ending on April 5, as per the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Sinha and Jasrai stated, "March 2024 retail inflation at 4.85 per cent was 10 months low and was on expected lines. Retail inflation now for 54 consecutive months and 18 quarters is higher than the RBI inflation target of 4.0 per cent. While the headline inflation is trending downwards, the
Das said, "The recent financial market reforms undertaken by the Reserve Bank are aimed at providing a strong bedrock for markets to move to the next trajectory for meeting the growing funding requirements in the economy, providing cost effective hedging options and competing effectively in
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