Business news · Economy · 07 Oct 2026
IN Financial Services Realty Automobile and Auto Components
The Reserve Bank's six-member Monetary Policy Committee ends its October 5-7 meeting today, with Governor Sanjay Malhotra announcing the outcome at 10 am and meeting the press at noon. The repo rate has been 5.25% for four meetings. Economists widely forecast a 25 basis point increase to 5.50%, which would be the first since February 2023 and would follow 125 basis points of cuts in 2025. Consumer inflation was 4.82% in August, up from 4.45% in July and above the 4% target for a third month, with Brent recently above $100 and the rupee under pressure.
The repo rate feeds straight into floating-rate home, car and small-business loans linked to external benchmarks, so a change reprices a large part of bank and housing-finance loan books within a quarter, while deposit costs adjust more slowly. Developers and vehicle makers are exposed through EMIs on financed purchases. Rate-sensitive groups were mixed on Tuesday: private banks rose while the realty and PSU bank indices slipped. The decision itself is not known at the time of writing; the stance and the inflation projection matter as much as the rate.
Reported by Forbes India — “RBI MPC Meeting LIVE: Rate hike in focus as inflation, oil rise” ↗ on 07 Oct 2026.
NSE stocks, from the last close on or before 07 Oct 2026 to the close on 16 Oct 2026.
| Sector | Stocks | Median move | Up | vs all stocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 125 | +0.2% | 65 of 125 | +1.1 pts |
| Realty | 17 | +1.4% | 9 of 17 | +2.3 pts |
| Automobile and Auto Components | 52 | +0.4% | 29 of 52 | +1.3 pts |
| All tracked stocks | 804 | -0.9% | 321 of 804 | — |
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