{"id":294189,"date":"2026-10-08T11:07:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T05:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=294189"},"modified":"2026-10-08T11:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T05:37:53","slug":"sensex-nifty-fall-early-trade-rbi-signals-more-tightening-calibrated-tightening-fed-minutes-8-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/sensex-nifty-fall-early-trade-rbi-signals-more-tightening-calibrated-tightening-fed-minutes-8-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock Markets Decline in Early Trade as RBI Signals More Tightening: Sensex Falls 265 Points and Nifty Slips Below 22,510, the Calibrated Tightening Surprise, Fed Minutes, Crude and FPI Outflows, Laggards and Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

8 Oct early trade: Sensex -265 pts at 72,408; Nifty -87.5 at 22,507.65. Laggards ITC, Adani Ports, BEL, Bajaj Fin, IndiGo. IT up before TCS.<\/em><\/p>\n

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RBI signals more tightening and the stock market fell in early trade on 8 October, with the Sensex down about 265 points at 72,408.15 and the Nifty down 87.5 points at 22,507.65, after the central bank’s unanimous 25 bps hike to 5.50% came with a surprise shift in stance to calibrated tightening from neutral. Federal Reserve minutes indicating that another US rate increase may be needed this year, crude oil near $101 and heavy foreign selling added to the pressure, while ITC, Adani Ports, Bharat Electronics, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv and InterGlobe Aviation were the major Sensex laggards. IT stocks were the winners, with TCS, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra and Infosys higher ahead of TCS’s Q2 results later today, which kept the fall contained. The calibrated tightening stance effectively rules out a rate cut soon and some brokerages expect another hike in December, so the market is adjusting to a longer period of tight money.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

RBI signals more tightening in a way that the market had not priced, since the 25 bps hike itself was expected and the stance change was the surprise. The Sensex opened more than 300 points lower and the Nifty slipped below 22,550 before recovering some ground.<\/p>\n

If you want to understand the fall, this article covers how RBI signals more tightening in the Sensex today at 72,408.15 and the Nifty 50 at 22,507.65, the 5.50% repo rate, the stance change and the Fed minutes, FPI selling of Rs 6,121 crore, laggards such as ITC, Bajaj Finance and IndiGo, the IT rise led by TCS, the 22,500 support, what analysts say and the risks.<\/p>\n

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