The Repo Rate Hike: Inflation Gave the Cover, the Rupee Gave the Reason

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SumanSpeaks Independent Capital Markets & Geopolitical Intelligence RBI Policy Decoded The Repo Rate Hike: Inflation Gave the Cover, the Rupee Gave the Reason The RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 percent on 7 October 2026. With the rupee at ₹96.78 to the dollar, the Fed at 3.75–4.00 percent and bank credit growing near 18 percent, the fuller story is bigger than August CPI of 4.8 percent. The Reserve Bank of India raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 percent on 7 October 2026. It is the first hike since February 2023, and the stance has moved from neutral to calibrated tightening. The rate decision was unanimous. The Governor cited inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee said the inflation outlook is no longer as comfortable as it was last year, and near-term rate cuts were taken off the table. That is the official story, and it is not wrong. But it is incomplete. Look at what surrounds the decision: a rupee near its record...
Jindal Saw standalone quarterly net rises 23.74% 
20 Jan, 2015: Jindal Saw Ltd (Rs.80,40) saw a good increase in standalone net profit for the quarter ended December 2014.  During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 23.74% to Rs 619.20 million from Rs.500.40 million  in the same quarter last year.

Net sales for the quarter  rose marginally 3.97% to Rs.17,774.30 million, compared with Rs.17,096 million for the prior year period.

Earnings per share for the quarter stood at Rs.2.21, registering 22.10% growth over previous year period. 

Courtesy: Myiris.com 

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