At 10:35 AM; Nifty Bank, Nifty Financial Services, Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Private Bank indices were up in the range of 0.10% to 0.90%; while Nifty Auto and Nifty Realty indices slipped up to 0.2%.
Stocks to Watch Today: Shares of rate sensitive sectors such as auto, banks, NBFCs and real estate are likely to be in focus owing to the RBI policy announcement on Wednesday.
In the financial sector, Wood now holds SBI, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Prudential Life, ICICI Lombard and CAMS besides HDFC Bank in his India long-only equity portfolio.
The MPC also decided to remain focused on withdrawal of accommodation to ensure that inflation remains within the target going forward, while supporting growth.
Stocks to Watch Today: Banks and rate sensitive related shares are likely to be in focus today as RBI announces the outcome of its three-day policy meet this morning.
At 12:25 pm, Nifty Bank, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Auto indices were down in the range of 1 per cent to 2 per cent on the National Stock Exchange.
Nifty Auto, PSU Bank and Realty indices were trading red in the range of 0.13% to 1%, while Nifty Private Bank and Nifty Bank index up 0.67% and 0.37%, respectively, against an unchanged Nifty50.
Since September 2018, Realty (down 23%), Auto (16%) and Finance (14%) indices have underperformed the market by falling over 13%, as against 8% decline in the benchmark indices
