MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut interest rates on Thursday by 25 basis points to 7.75 percent in a surprise inter-meeting cut, yielding to growing signs of slowing inflation and a flagging recovery.
The wholesale price index for December, released on Wednesday, rose just 0.11 percent year-on-year compared with a 0.6 percent jump forecast by economists in a Reuters poll. Wholesale prices were unchanged in November.
In a statement, the RBI cited lower-than-expected inflation, weak crude prices and weak demand, as well as the government's commitment to sticking to a fiscal deficit target.
"These developments have provided headroom for a shift in the monetary policy stance," it said.
(Reporting by Clara Ferreira-Marques; Editing by Douglas Busvine)
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