After a benign June inflation report, markets are wagering the Federal Reserve will lay the groundwork for a September rate cut at its policy meeting on Wednesday. Futures are fully priced for a quarter-point easing and even imply a 12% chance of 50 basis points, and have 68 basis points of easing priced in by Christmas.
Stocks to buy: LIC, M&M and Grasim on investors’ radar
Sensex and Nifty declined amid caution ahead of the RBI’s monetary policy announcement and foreign fund outflows. Analyst Kushal Gandhi advises against purchasing LIC and