New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is all set to announce its policy decision outcome on Wednesday, 7 October, with market participants assessing the impact of a potential 25 basis point (bps) increase in the repo rate.

While a rate hike is generally viewed as negative for rate-sensitive sectors such as real estate, automobiles and leveraged non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), analysts believe some pockets of the market could benefit from tighter monetary policy.

According to Harshal Dasani, Business Head at INVasset PMS, a 25 bps hike to 5.50% is no longer a surprise, as market expectations already reflect a significant probability of such a move.

Meanwhile, Maulik Patel, Head of Research, Equirus Securities, al...