HSBC, which expects the RBI to announce a 25-basis-point rate increase at its next policy statement Thursday, said that an end to the cycle of hardening rates now would be akin to stopping a few meters before the finish line at a marathon. The repo rate is currently at 6.50%.
FIIs cut stake in 10 smallcap stocks for 3 consecutive quarters; shares fall up to 70% in CY26
FIIs reduced stakes in 235 BSE smallcap companies for three consecutive quarters. Nine stocks suffered 50–70% declines in CY26, highlighting sustained foreign investor selling and