New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Rate-sensitive sectors rose on Wednesday, October 1 after RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent and maintained the policy stance as "neutral" on Wednesday, October 1. This marks the second consecutive pause following three consecutive rate cuts worth 100 basis points across February, April and June.

The RBI Governor said that the central bank's MPC unanimously decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent and the policy stance unchanged at neutral.

The RBI revised the average headline inflation for financial year 2026 lower to 2.6% from 3.1% projected earlier. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra also announced that the Real GDP growth estimate for FY26 has been revised u...