Sensex Today: Indian equities rallied after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent and maintained a ‘Neutral’ stance.

The RBI also revised its FY26 macroeconomic forecasts, lowering the consumer price index (CPI) estimate to 2.6 per cent while raising GDP growth projections to 6.5 per cent.

In addition, the central bank introduced a risk-based deposit insurance premium. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra noted that bank credit growth remains lower than last year and highlighted that the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) framework is proposed for all scheduled commercial banks and financial institutions, with capital adequacy norms set to apply from 1 April 2027. At 11:40 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 80,770, up 504 poin

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