The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, as widely expected, but tweaked its policy stance to "neutral," opening the door for rate cuts amid early signs of a growth slowdown in the economy.
The Monetary Policy Committee, which consists of three RBI and three external members, kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.50% for a tenth straight policy meeting.
The committee, however, changed its policy stance to "neutral" from "withdrawal of accommodation."
The MPC last changed rates in February 2023, when the policy rate was raised to 6.50%.
India's overall growth slowed to 6.7% in the June quarter.
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Bank of, Global, Reserve Bank of India, Monetary, Committee, Reuters, MPC, PMI
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Bank of India, Mumbai, India