The market has opened at record high after Reserve Bank of India, in a surprise move, cut repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 percent. The Sensex is up 407.43 points or 1.4 percent at 30001.16, and the Nifty is up 112.90 points or 1 percent at 9109.15. About 533 shares have advanced, 94 shares declined, and 93 shares are unchanged.
The Reserve Bank of India signaled that it was convinced by the fiscal consolidation measures announced in the Budget. The RBI has kept the cash reserve ratio (CRR) unchanged at 4 percent.
It is a celebration time for the bank stocks with major gainers like SBI, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and HDFC. M&M is also up 2 percent. Among the losers are Dr Reddy's Labs, GAIL and Wipro.
The Indian rupee opened higher by 26 paise at 61.66 per dollar.
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