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RBI MPC meeting LIVE: Repo Rate, CRR, SLR, Reverse RR in focus as Governor Sanjay Malhotra to declare outcome today

RBI moved higher in a monetary policy development.

7 Oct 2026 · LiveMint Markets

RBI MPC meeting LIVE: Bets are high about the announcement of 25 bps Repo Rate hike when Governor Sanjay Malhota declares the three-day meeting…

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RBI reported movement of 25 bps. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.

This is a Rate / liquidity policy event. Rate direction moves bank margins and the discount rate applied to every long-duration asset. The commentary usually matters more than the decision, which is often already priced.

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.

  • Rate decisions ripple straight into banks, NBFCs and every rate-sensitive sector — from real estate to autos.
  • With RBI 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.