Union budget positive for Indian equities, INR: Mohan Shenoi

Mohan Shenoi, Kotak Mahindra Bank said, "As expected, US Fed has maintained status quo. Odds of dollar weakness is increasing despite strong data from US on account of statements from the Trump administration. The union budget is positive for Indian equities and INR. The USD-INR pair is expected to trade in a range of 67.30-67.60/USD for the day."He further said, "The budget is positive for bonds as FY17-18 fiscal deficit is set at 3.2 percent of GDP and government borrowing is more or less flat compared to previous year. However, the market is not expecting a policy rate reduction from RBI in its review next week. The 10-year benchmark bond yield is expected to trade in a range of 6.40-6.44 percent for the day."