MUMBAI: Indian stock markets declined on Friday even as the Reserve Bank of India on Friday slashed repo rate by 40 basis point to 4% and adjusted the reverse repo rate to 3.35% from 3.75%.
Governor Shaktikanta Das said India's GDP growth is likely to remain in the negative territory in 2020-21 due to disruptions led by covid-19.
At 11:06 am, the BSE Sensex was at 30,525.54, down 407.36 points or 1.32%, while the 50-share index Nifty was at 8,982.45, down 123.80 points or 1.36%.
Banks and other rate sensitives have declined after the RBI announcement. BSE Bankex, BSE Auto, BSE Realty were down 1-3%. Analysts said the fact that the central bank has refrained from giving a GDP growth figure is a reflection of the complexity in giving