RBI keeps policy rate on hold for third meeting in a row

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Reuters MUMBAI
Last Updated : Apr 06 2017 | 2:49 PM IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India kept its repo rate at 6.25 percent for a third consecutive policy meeting on Thursday as it continues to guard against any potential flare-up in inflation and an uncertain global economic environment.

All 60 economists polled by Reuters had predicted the RBI's six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) would keep the repo rate at the same level since October.

The MPC's vote was 6-0. All four meetings under the panel format so far have produced unanimous decisions.

(Reporting by Suvashree Dey Choudhury and Rafael Nam; Editing by Richard Borsuk)

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First Published: Apr 06 2017 | 2:37 PM IST

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