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RBI fires up bulls! Nifty nears 25,000, Sensex soars 700 points as markets cheer dual repo rate, CRR cut

The RBI's bumper 50 basis points rate cut excited the markets, who were not expecting the quantum of easing to be this high.

June 06, 2025 / 11:59 IST
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In the past two MPC meets, the RBI trimmed the repo rate by 25 basis points each time.

Optimism took over the sentiment during the afternoon session on Friday, June 6, as the markets celebrated the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee's move to trim the repo rate by an unexpected 50 basis points, while also cutting the CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) by 100 basis points.

At 11:45 am, the Sensex was up 774.43 points or 0.95 percent at 82,216.47, and the Nifty was up 253.85 points or 1.03 percent at 25,004.75. About 1957 shares advanced, 1406 shares declined, and 139 shares unchanged.

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Further, banking and financial stocks got a fillip from the RBI trimming the CRR, also known as the cash reserve ratio, by 100 basis points. The CRR cut will happen in four tranches of 25 basis points each starting from September 6, October 4, November 1 and November 29 this year

On the sectoral front, the Bank Nifty hit a fresh record high at 56,597.45, higher by 1.5 percent. The PSU Bank and Private Bank index also soared 0.7 percent and 1.8 percent respectively. The Nifty Realty index jumped over 4 percent in trade, and the Nifty Auto index was 1.1 percent higher. The Nifty Financial Services index also rallied around 1.8 percent.