DSIJ Mindshare

In context to market expectations from Friday’s RBI MPC meet, Sumit Chanda, Founder & CEO of JARVIS Invest says, “While there have been some indications of the inflation moderating, with the Brent being still above the $100 mark and a falling rupee, we can expect RBI to hike the repo rate by about 50 bps.

The gradual increase in the cost of goods and services is known as inflation. A nation's economy is in danger when inflationary forces are present, but deflation, also known as negative inflation is a much more dangerous problem. 

Analysts and investors are placing their bets on India's speciality chemical industry, which is anticipated to profit from the current international circumstances greatly. The market for speciality chemicals is migrating to India as a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and its effects while Indian businesses are well-positioned to benefit from this development. An added advantage is the decline in the rupee.  

At 11.15 am on Friday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally higher, as Markets are giving mixed reactions to the rising inflation. 

At 12.30 pm on Thursday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading flat, as Mainland China markets rose in Asia-Pacific on Thursday after Australia’s unemployment rate fell and Singapore tightened its monetary policy.