The Reserve Bank of India is expected to announce a rate hike on April 6, following a review of its monetary policy. The central bank has raised the repo rate, the rate at which it lends to banks, by a cumulative 250 basis points since May 2022, and Thursday’s announcement could be the second hike of the calendar year.
Muthoot Finance, Manappuram, other gold financier stocks jump up to 4% as gold prices rise above Rs 1.58 lakh/10 grams
Shares of gold loan companies Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Finance and IIFL Finance rose as much as 4% as gold prices surged following the US Treasury’s