The decision to go slow on these fund-raising plans - despite the booming credit growth - came at a time when bond market conditions turned turbulent
The consumer price index was up 7.7% from a year earlier, the smallest annual advance since the start of the year and down from 8.2% in September
Interest rates on term deposits, money market instruments could go up further, even as RBI may conduct repo operations to maintain liquidity in the system
The interest rate hike by RBI is unlikely to have a significant impact on tractor demand but high inflation is a concern that can affect sales, says Escorts Kubota Ltd Group CFO Bharat Madan
The worst that IRF volumes witnessed in recent times was in June