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RBI raises IPO financing limit to ₹25 lakh, loan against shares to ₹1 cr

This move is expected to encourage greater participation by high-net-worth individuals (HNIs) and deepen engagement in the primary market

Consumer confidence up marginally, inflation seen easing ahead: RBI survey

RBI surveys indicate consumer confidence improved in September 2025 in both urban and rural areas, with inflation expectations softening and manufacturers retaining optimism

RBI eases rules by dropping overlap curbs on banks, group entities

RBI has removed proposed restrictions on business overlaps between banks and their group entities, giving operational freedom and boosting major lenders with NBFC arms

RBI MPC presser highlights: Low inflation opens up space for monetary policy easing, says governor

RBI MPC Meeting October 2025 highlights: At its last meeting, held from August 4 to 6, the RBI's MPC left the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent; catch all the LIVE updates here

Market close: Sensex up 715 pts post RBI policy; snaps 8-day losing streak

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, Oct 1: Rate sensitive sectors, Nifty Bank, Auto, and Realty rose 0.66 per cent, 0.54 per cent and 0.41 per cent respectively

Why Sensex rallied 800 pts, Nifty hit 24,850 after RBI Policy; key reasons

Broader market indices saw buying, Nifty MidCap 100 was up 0.29 per cent, and Nifty SmallCap 0.57 per cent

RBI policy: How Rs 50 lakh home loan borrowers can save up to Rs 15.4 lakh

RBI keeps repo rate steady at 5.5%. Along with GST cuts, experts say homebuyers gain relief while developers see improved affordability

RBI MPC October policy: Central bank cuts FY26 inflation estimate to 2.6%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) stated that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for Q1 of 2026-27 is projected at 4.5 per cent

Should you avoid rate-sensitives stocks as RBI MPC holds policy rates?

Technical charts suggest that Bank Nifty may exhibit range-bound trade in the near-term; Auto index may ride to new highs, while Realty index could see sharp swings in the coming months.

FinMin urges RBI to push rollout of digital fraud detection platform

Once operational, DPIP will collect and analyse data from various sources to identify potential threats and prevent fraudulent activities

RBI rate cut back in play as inflation eases after tariffs: Policy guide

The six-member monetary policy committee, led by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, will need to juggle a number of competing objectives this week

RBI MPC outcome: Why RBI may keep rates unchanged | Repo rate | Inflation | Interest rate

As the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee meets between September 29 and October 1, a Business Standard poll of 10 leading banks and financial institutions shows most economists expect no change in the r

RBI policy, tariff moves likely to steer markets in holiday-shortened week

Stock markets will be driven by RBI's interest rate decision, tariff-related developments, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors in this holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Macroeconomic data announcements, such as industrial production and HSBC PMI manufacturing data, would also be tracked by investors. Stock markets would remain closed on Thursday for Dussehra and Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. "Markets step into a data-heavy week, where both domestic and global cues will dictate momentum. On the domestic front, industrial production data and the RBI's policy decision will be in focus, along with the expiry of September derivatives contracts, which could add to volatility. "Globally, updates on the US-India trade deal will be closely tracked," Ajit Mishra SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said. India and the US have decided to continue negotiations for early conclusion of a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday. "A

RBI mandates stronger two-factor authentication in new guidelines

RBI has mandated two-factor authentication for all digital payments from April 2026, with guidelines allowing biometrics, tokenisation and risk-based checks alongside OTPs

RBI sold $2.5 billion in July, Reer fell to 98.79, lowest since Feb 2019

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

SME Chamber of India urges credit reforms, permanent RBI advisory body

SME Chamber of India has called for easier MSME loans, waivers of fees and guarantees, and a permanent RBI Standing Advisory Committee to resolve financing challenges

FACE membership grows fourfold to 275 a year after SRO recognition

The association marked its one year of recognition by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month

RBI allows standalone primary dealers to trade in rupee NDF market

RBI has allowed standalone primary dealers to participate in rupee non-deliverable derivative contracts, widening access beyond AD Cat-I banks and IFSC Banking Units

RBI asks states to spread borrowings across tenures as bond yields surge

In a meeting this week with state government officials, the RBI advised states to spread their borrowing across the yield curve

RBI gets bids worth ₹585 crore against ₹75,000 crore at VRR auction

Banks showed weak participation in RBI's three-day VRR auction, with bids worth only Rs 585 crore against the notified Rs 75,000 crore, citing cheaper funds in the call market