The RBI injected funds worth Rs 25,000 crore via a variable rate repo auction (VRR) to ensure that recent overseas outflows from local debt and equity do not drive up banks’ cost of funds, analysts said. This is the second such auction that the RBI has conducted post its change in stance to neutral from withdrawal of accommodation.
Gold steadies as traders await US jobs data, monitor Mideast tensions
Gold prices held steady as traders navigated heightened tensions in the Middle East and awaited pivotal labor data from the US. This economic data is