Consumer price inflation picked up to 0.71% YoY in November from 0.25% in October, driven by persistent food price deflation and weak core inflation. Most economists said headline inflation appears to have bottomed out in October on account of lower food prices and one-time GST cut adjustment and expect it to inch up but will be below RBI’s 4% medium-term target. RBI has cut the repo rate by 125 bps since the easing cycle began in February stating that it is to support growth as inflation remained benign.
Crude oil shock clouds near-term outlook, but FY27 earnings growth still intact: Karthikraj Lakshmanan
UTI AMC’s Karthikraj Lakshmanan sees cautiously optimistic Indian market outlook with intact FY27 earnings trajectory, despite near-term crude oil volatility. Macro pressures from rising oil
June 1, 2026