Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India decided to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%. The key interest rate was raised for the first time since 2014 in order to ease price pressure and calm financial markets. Most economists did not expect such a step from the regulator. After the decision of the Central Bank, Indian government bonds fell in price, the rate of Indian rupee increased. On Wednesday, rupee went up by 0.4%, its rate was 66.9 against the US dollar. Coupled with the US dollar, the rupee this year lost 4.7%, showing the worst result in Asia. Central banks of many developing countries in recent weeks have raised interest rates to support the national currency, to restrain inflation and stop the outflow of capital.
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