Consumer food price inflation, under a new series published by the government, eased to 5.59 per cent last month from 7.67 per cent in September.
Despite no change in interest rates, India's largest lender, State Bank of India, last week became among the latest to lower deposit rates, often a precursor to lower lending rates, something some banks have already done for certain consumer loans.
Cleaning up India's grubby business climate is top of the agenda for both regulators and the government.
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Companies are legally allowed to invest in markets in India, but the practice has seldom stirred central bank concern until recently, when they have become much more active players.
The drive against insider trading comes after SEBI last year received enhanced investigation powers from parliament, including the ability to monitor call records.
Industrial countries cannot at this point wash their hands off developing economises and say we will do what we need to, and you do the adjustment you need to, says RBI Governor.
India's consumer inflation should ease in the next two months, and will fall to 8 per cent by the end of the year, says RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan.
Policymakers have been grappling with high prices for food staples such as onions and potatoes even after the central bank raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point in each of its previous two reviews.
Data earlier on Thursday showed the annual consumer price inflation rose to a higher-than-expected 11.24 per cent in November from 10.17 per cent in October.
SEBI has raised the investment limits for foreign investors.
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While the country imposed limits, it also eased and simplified other restriction to attract foreign inflows. This is done to plug record current account deficit.
It believes that BSE Sensex will reach 22,500 by December-end.
Higher food prices can accelerate broader inflation by pushing up wages, while negatively impacting the government finances and reducing monetary policy flexibility, Moody's said in a report.
It believes that there had been "little progress" in structural reforms.
The warning late on Wednesday came as a surprise given Tata shares hit a record high earlier this month on a rally sparked by expectations for improving sales at JLR, especially in the key China market, and optimism about the launch of new models.
It said that the company encourages "chronic under-performers" to leave as part of its staff management.
The software services provider looks to cut costs and boost sales.
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