A deep deficient monsoon could push food inflation by 50-60 basis points. One basis point is one hundredth of a percent. “It will have lower than the 50 bps (0.5 percentage points) impact on headline inflation that RBI talks about as potential negative impact from adverse weather,” said Abhishek Upadhyay, senior economist, ICICI Securities PD.
Sugar stocks rally continues: Balrampur Chini, Dhampur Sugar, Uttam Sugar Mills rally up to 4%. Two big triggers
Sugar stocks rallied as domestic sugar prices surged sharply over the past month. Government data showed retail prices rising from Rs 48.18/kg on July 20