Stock markets rally as RBI cuts interest rate; Sensex jumps 447 points
Mumbai, Dec 5 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut key benchmark interest rate for the first time in six months and took steps to boost liquidity to support a “goldilocks” economy in the face of high US tariffs. Rising for the second day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 447.05 points, or 0.52 per cent, to settle at 85,712.37. During the day, it jumped 531.4 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 85,796.72. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 152.70 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 26,186.45.