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RBI hikes policy rate 0.25% to 5.5%, pushing the 10Y bond yield up and its price down.
India's Sensex stock index tumbled more than 1,000 points, hit by selling from foreign investors and the Indian central bank's announcement of tighter monetary policy with a 0.25% rate hike to 5.5%. The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 71,593.24 points, down 1,045.46 points, or 1.44%. Metal stocks led the decline.
RBI hikes policy rate 0.25% to 5.5%, pushing the 10Y bond yield up and its price down.
RBI's rate hike tightens policy and supports the rupee versus the dollar.