The repo rate rose by 25 basis points to 5.50%.
The stance changed from neutral to calibrated tightening.
FY27 GDP growth was raised to 7.1% from 6.7%.
FY27 inflation was raised to 5.2% from 5.0%.
Credit growth is about 19%, according to Forbes India.
It is the first rate hike since February 2023.
The six-member committee voted unanimously for the hike, and four members backed the shift in stance, according to Forbes India.
The stance was changed from neutral to calibrated tightening.
The standing deposit facility and marginal standing facility rates were adjusted in line with the repo rate.
The RBI raised its FY27 inflation forecast to 5.2% from 5.0% in August.
It raised its FY27 GDP growth forecast to 7.1% from 6.7%.
Consumer price inflation was 4.8% in August, up from 4.5% in July, and core inflation was 4.2%, according to Forbes India.
Governor Sanjay Malhotra said rate cuts are off the table in the near term and that the next move can only be a hike or a pause, according to Forbes India.
Credit growth is running at about 19%, among the highest on record, according to the same report.
The backdrop is Brent crude near $100 a barrel, a weaker rupee and rate hikes by some other central banks, including the US Federal Reserve.
The repo rate was cut by a cumulative 125 basis points in 2025, from 6.5% to 5.25%, and was held at 5.25% for four consecutive meetings before this hike.
Business Standard’s poll had found that eight of 10 respondents expected a 25-basis-point hike.
The Sensex and Nifty had risen for two sessions into the decision, closing on October 6 at 73,067.81 and 22,776.10.
The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends short-term funds to banks, and loans linked to it tend to reprice when it changes.
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