RBI Monetary Policy

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates on Dec 5, 2025: The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has slashed the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent

RBI MPC meeting December 2025 LIVE updates: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra begins to address press conference; catch all the real-time updates here

The most significant change in the December policy meeting was the reduction of the repo rate, the interest rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks

RBI cuts the repo rate to 5.25%, revises FY26 GDP growth to 7.3%, and lowers its inflation forecast to 2%, signalling stronger momentum and easing food-price pressures

At 10:25 AM; Nifty Realty and Nifty PSU Bank index were up 1 per cent each, while, Nifty Auto, Nifty Bank and Nifty Financial Services index up in the range of 0.30 per cent to 0.60 per cent.

The RBI MPC revised its inflation forecast downward from 2.6 per cent to 2 per cent in the December meeting

Economists believe that the six-member committee will maintain the status quo on its stance at the December policy meeting

Sensex Today | Stock Market close, December 03, 2025: In the broader markets, Nifty MidCap and Nifty SmallCap, fell 0.98 per cent and 0.71 per cent, respectively.

After slashing repo rates for three consecutive months since February, the MPC kept the rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent since August

Interestingly, the US Federal Reserve's December 2025 meeting is a few days after the MPC's last scheduled review for 2025, in which it may cut rates further.

Bond mkt expects OMO calendar in Dec policy review

Govt banks stay away from auction

Analysts believe the impact of the policy reforms announced in the latter part of Samvat 2081 will be the key domestic cues that may shape the markets in Samvat 2082

Ram Singh signals potential for multiple rate cuts in FY26-FY27, citing low inflation and scope for accommodative monetary policy to support growth

Links borrowing limit with borrower's financial strength

If you own shares or mutual funds but want to avoid redeeming them, you can access emergency funds by pledging your investments.

The central bank has lowered its inflation projection for FY26 to 2.6 per cent from 3.1 per cent, and for the first quarter of the next financial year to 4.5 per cent from 4.9 per cent

After slashing repo rates for three consecutive months since February, the MPC kept the rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent in August

The domestic rate-setting panel kept the policy repo rate unchanged in August after a 50 basis points cut in June

During the current financial year, the RBI was a net buyer of the greenback only in May, while it remained a net seller in the other three months, April, June, and July