New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Governor Sanjay Malhotra-led RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced to keep the repo rates unchanged at 5.5 per cent. Following the announcement, the BSE Sensex fell around 165 points to day' low of 80,544.95 levels, while the Nifty50 was down 70 points to day's low of 24,579.7 levels.

The Reserve Bank of India's MPC voted unanimously to keep the benchmark policy rate unchanged and maintain the monetary policy stance at 'Neutral', RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said in the post-policy address. The decision was widely in line with market expectations, following a 50 basis point rate cut in the previous meeting, which had taken many by surprise.

Governor Malhotra reiterated that the shift to a 'neutral' stance re...