Economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth sought to delink the Fed rate cut from any potential action by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Fed has done what it feels to be the best for the US economy and the RBI will be guided more by the domestic reality, Seth said. Separately, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said at an event that much of the Fed action was factored in by investors and its impact on India could be more muted than on other emerging economies, as the domestic market has already been generating a lot of investor interest.
US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq close lower, dragged by Alphabet and megacap tech; focus on Iran
US market saw a mixed close as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped, primarily due to tech giants like Alphabet facing investor scrutiny over AI