RBI MPC Meeting, Aug. 5 -- Rate-sensitive sectors witnessed strong buying interest on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept policy rates unchanged and raised its economic growth forecast for FY27. The Nifty Auto index touched a fresh record high, while the Nifty Realty index surged more than 2.5% during intraday trade on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

However, benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 continued to exhibit divergent movements for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, 5 August. The Sensex jumped over 600 points, or nearly 1%, during the session, while the Nifty 50 declined by 0.20%.

The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%. It also retained the Standing Deposit Facility...