In the week gone by, major focus remained towards RBI's monetary policy decision.
In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of India cut the repo rate by 25 basis points in its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for FY19.
As you know that, any hike in the repo rate increases the lending rate in the banks, and vice versa.
But the world always looks different if you look at it from the household's point of view. A high policy rate also means high deposit rates.
So, with this rate cut, should an average household be happy... or sad?
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KAUSHIK HALDAR
Feb 8, 2019This surprise rate cut is not welcomed by the market (contrary to usual trend) and anybody aware of the actual economical condition of present day. It shows that RBI is now under full grip of few short sighted "Yes men", (whose goal is firmly set to the forthcoming election) installed by the PMO. However the beauty of this misadventure is that, probably at the most crucial time of all powerful election it will deliver a higher retail inflation.
Unfortunately this decision did not factor for the forthcoming volatility of crude price due to US hooliganism as well as unpredictable trend of US Fed rate.
Banking fraternity has already communicated that this cut will not result to a lowering of actual market lending rate.
Indian share markets end deep in the red with the Sensex down by 598 points and the Nifty ending down by 164 points.
TORRENT POWER share price is trading up by 5% and its current market price is Rs 429. The BSE POWER is up by 0.6%. The top gainers in the BSE POWER Index are TORRENT POWER (up 5.2%) and ADANI POWER (up 9.9%). The top losers are POWER GRID (down 0.7%) and NTPC (down 1.2%).
DILIP BUILDCON share price is trading up by 8% and its current market price is Rs 719. The BSE CAPITAL GOODS is down by 0.6%. The top gainers in the BSE CAPITAL GOODS Index are DILIP BUILDCON (up 8.5%) and BHEL (up 6.5%). The top losers are CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL (down 0.1%) and HINDUSTAN AERO. (down 1.8%).
BALRAMPUR CHINI share price is trading up by 10% and its current market price is Rs 213. The BSE 500 is down by 0.3%. The top gainers in the BSE 500 Index are BALRAMPUR CHINI (up 10.3%) and BALMER LAWRIE (up 13.6%). The top losers are DIVIS LABORATORIES and PIDILITE INDUSTRIES .
INDIAN ENERGY EXCHANGE share price is trading up by 7% and its current market price is Rs 319. The BSE POWER is up by 0.9%. The top gainers in the BSE POWER Index are INDIAN ENERGY EXCHANGE (up 6.6%) and ADANI POWER (up 9.9%). The top losers are POWER GRID (down 0.5%) and NTPC (down 0.8%).
ITD CEMENTATION INDIA share price is trading up by 8% and its current market price is Rs 93. The BSE REALTY is up by 0.3%. The top gainers in the BSE REALTY Index are ITD CEMENTATION INDIA (up 8.5%) and INDIABULLS REAL EST (up 10.3%). The top losers are PRESTIGE ESTATES and GODREJ PROPERTIES (down 0.2%).
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