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...
Pre-Session: Market may open higher
29-Nov-17: Trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty could rise 63 points at the opening bell.

Overseas, Asian stocks climbed, following a surge in US equities, and as a well-worn path of North Korean missile tests did little to dent investors' optimism in the strength of global earnings and economic growth. US stocks rose to records yesterday, 28 November 2017 as corporate tax cuts inched closer to reality after passing another hurdle in the Senate.

Back home, key benchmark indices corrected on profit booking yesterday, 28 November 2017 after rising in the previous eight trading sessions. The Sensex fell 105.85 points or 0.31% to settle at 33,618.59, its lowest closing level since 23 November 2017.

The trading activity on that day showed that the foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 12.24 crore yesterday, 28 November 2017, as per provisional data released by the stock exchanges. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 428.15 crore yesterday, 28 November 2017, as per provisional data.

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