In FY25, RBI purchased bonds worth ₹2.6 lakh crore, while this fiscal year, it has purchased ₹1.2 lakh crore of bonds and plans to buy another ₹1.3 lakh crore this May.
Asian stocks advance as Fed’s rate cut lifts mood
Asian markets followed Wall Street higher after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates. Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated confidence in the US economy’s future.