Indian markets await RBI monetary policy decision; Rates are likely to remain steady
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee will announce its decision on the repo rate on Wednesday amid heightened trade tensions. A poll of economists project that the rates would be held steady. In the meanwhile, the GIFT Nifty is down 50.5 points or 0.2% at 24,689 in the morning, indicating a lower open for the benchmark Nifty 50. Earlier, in the morning, Donald Trump backtracked over percentage of tariff on countries buying Russian oil. Both US and European benchmark index futures contracts were little changed suring Asian trading hours early Wednesday.
Asian stocks struggled for direction at the open after weakening US services data fueled uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s policy path. The Nikkei was flat while shares in South Korea declined and those in Australia rose. The broader MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.2%. In Indian markets, Foreign portfolio investors stayed net sellers of Indian shares on Tuesday and sold stocks worth approximately Rs 22.5 crore for the 12th straight session, according to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.
Fundamental Update
- Gland Pharma - Q1FY26 (YoY) Revenue up 7.4% to Rs 1,505.60 crore versus Rs 1,401.70 crore. Ebitda up 39% to Rs 367.60 crore versus Rs 264.30 crore. Positive
- Raymond Realty - Q1FY26 (YoY) Revenue at Rs 374.35 crore versus Rs 129.68 crore. Ebitda up 35% to Rs 23.68 crore versus Rs 17.52 crore. Positive
- Bharti Airtel - Q1FY26 (QoQ) Revenue up 3.3% to Rs 49,462.00 crore versus Rs 47,876.00 crore. Ebitda up 3% to Rs 27,838.10 crore versus Rs 27,008.60 crore. Positive
- Torrent Power - Q1FY26 (YoY) Revenue down 12.5% to Rs 7,906.37 crore versus Rs 9,033.73 crore. Ebitda down 20% to Rs 1,483.06 crore versus Rs 1,857.93 crore. Negative
Technical Update
- NIFTY – Nifty could not hold gains over 24,700 and retreated to 24,649 on Tuesday. Index remained under pressure due to Trump’s tariff rhetoric. Support is 24,550 while 24,800 is resistance.
- BANKNIFTY – Bank nifty continued downside journey albeit slowly to settle at 55,319 on Tuesday. Index remained under pressure on account of heavy selling of private lenders. Today’s range – 55,000 – 55,650.
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