It was widely anticipated that the RBI will deliver a rate cut and, hence, the market has not reacted much to the rate cut, said an analyst.

The trends on Gift Nifty indicate a mildly positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,715 level, a premium of nearly 25 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

RBI trimmed its GDP target for Q1 of FY26 to 6.7% from earlier 6.9%, and the target was lowered to 7% for Q2 compared to 7.3%. For Q3 and Q4, RBI expects GDP growth at 6.5% each for FY26.