Mumbai, June 6
The Indian benchmark indices surged on Friday after the RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced a jumbo 50 bps rate cut — from 6 per cent to 5.5 per cent — and a 100 basis point cut in the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), from 4 per cent to 3 per cent.
The immediate effect of the decision was seen on the Indian stock market. At around 10.46 am, Sensex was trading 505.7 points or 0.62 per cent up at 81,947.74 while the Nifty added 168.40 point or 0.68 per cent at 24,919.30.
Nifty Bank was up 682.95 points or 1.22 per cent at 56,443.80 . The Nifty Midcap 100 index was trading at 58,666.20 after rising 363.20 points or 0.62 per cent. Nifty Smallcap 100 index was at 18,480.85 after climbing 48.25points or 0.26 per cent.
In the Sensex pack, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Kotak Mahindra Bank and IndusInd Bank were the top gainers. Sun Pharma, Infosys, Nestle India and HCL Tech were the top losers.
“The change in monetary stance from accommodative to neutral also indicates that more rate cuts are unlikely unless the situation warrants. The credit growth that this rate cut will hopefully stimulate will compensate for the dip in margins,” said Dr VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Ltd.