Why Sensex, Nifty Declined After RBI Policy; Britannia, Nestle Top Losers

The Indian stock market slipped in the red on February 8, 2024. At 1:30 PM, Sensex was down 514 points at 71,637.60 while Nifty declined 134 points at 21,796.10. Dalal Street expressed disappointment as there was no evident sign of an imminent rate cut.

Around 1064 stocks advanced and 1357 declined while 96 stocks remained.

Among the sectors, Nifty PSU Bank jumped over 3 percent followed by Nifty Media gained 2 percent. On the other hand, selling pressure was witnessed in FMCG, Private Bank and the Auto space.

Top Nifty50 Gainers

Top Nifty50 Losers

RBI Policy Updates:

The RBI-led Monetary Policy Committee maintained the key repo rate at 6.5 percent, (watch video here) signaling an ongoing battle against high inflation. This marks the sixth consecutive pause in the last year, with the repo rate unchanged since the April 2023 monetary policy. It was followed by a 250 basis points increase in May 2022 due to moderating inflation. The decision, as expected, had a five-to-one majority for both policy rate and stance.

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The CPI inflation forecasts for January-March 2024 have been revised downward from 5.2 percent to 5.0 percent. Similarly, the projections for April- June 2024 also show a reduction in the CPI inflation forecast from 5.2 percent to 5.0 percent.

However, the CPI inflation forecast for July- September 2024 remains unchanged at 4.0 percent. Moving on to the last quarter of 2024, the forecast for October-December indicates a decrease in CPI inflation from 4.7 percent to 4.6 percent. Looking ahead to January-March 2025, the CPI inflation forecast is set at 4.7 percent.

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