The Sensex soared 401.96 points to 20124.25, and the Nifty was at 6119.05, up 123.65 points. Bulls did take a hammering on Monday, but according to Vineet Bhatnagar of Phillip Capital, it does not indicate a reversal of the recent uptrend.
United Breweries shares are off the day’s high of Rs 788, but still going strong at Rs 770, up 4 percent over their previous close.
With inflation easing, investors seem to have taken for granted another 25-basis cut in repo rates when the RBI reviews its monetary policy in June. Will the central bank be generous enough as to surprise the market with a 50 basis point-cut?
Here is what Kotak Securities has to say that:
“While it would remain the endeavor of the RBI to support growth and aim to reduce the negative output gap through its monetary-policy easing, it is still not time for the RBI to move away from its cautious communication to the market. With inflation likely to turn from September with a waning base effect, the RBI will desist from a 50 bps repo easing, at one go.”
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