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Investors Lose Rs 3.73 Lakh Crore As Sensex, Nifty Digests RBI's Hawkish Stance

RBI is in focus.

7 Oct 2026 · NDTV Profit

Nifty closed 0.76% lower at 22,603.05, while BSE Sensex closed 0.59% lower at 72,638.70.

RBI reported Rs 3.73 Lakh Crore, with movement of 0.76% and 0.59% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.

Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.

  • With RBI, BSE involved, this carries a regulatory dimension that can outlast the immediate market reaction.
  • This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.