The weakness in real estate shares comes amid broader concerns about elevated crude oil prices and their potential inflationary impact, which could delay interest-rate cuts by central banks.
The selling in real estate stocks came as global crude oil prices and energy markets turned volatile following the US-Iran conflict, raising concerns about inflation and household spending in oil-importing economies such as India.
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The sell-off in realty shares comes alongside a sharp decline in IT stocks, which have been hit by fears of artificial intelligence-led disruption after recent claims by Anthropic on automating legacy software modernisation.
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Renewed geopolitical risks boosted haven demand for bullion, which advanced as much as 0.9% before paring some of the gains
Bullion was near $4,880 an ounce in early trading, having lost more than 3% over the previous two sessions, as the US dollar strengthened.
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Realty shares declined on fears that a slowdown in IT hiring could hurt housing demand in major cities acorss India.
RBI’s six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on February 6 unanimously voted to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent.
The RBI raised inflation estimates for Q1 FY27 to 4% from 3.9%and Q2 was revised to 4.2%
The benchmark 10-year bond yield fell for the third straight session, with traders looking forward to the first policy review of 2026
The central bank is unlikely to cut rates and is expected to stick to 'neutral' stance, a Moneycontrol poll found
Gold futures with April expiry on MCX, which fell to Rs 1,37,065 per 10 grams earlier during the day, recovered more than 9 percent to recover all losses and trade at Rs 1,49,920 per 10 grams
Some industry players said the Budget’s focus on infrastructure and regional development could support the sector over the longer term.
Raymond Lifestyle, and Raymond Realty shares soare 13.73 percent, and 18.3 percent, respectively, perhaps may be after promoter increased shareholding in both companies.
Motilal Oswal is bullish on Sunteck Realty has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 567 in its research report dated January 28, 2026.