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RBI cuts repo rate by bigger-than-expected 50 bps

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Reuters MUMBAI

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India cut its key repo rate by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points to 6.75 percent on Tuesday, with inflation running at record lows and the economy in danger of slowing down.

A Reuters poll last week showed only one out of 51 economists had expected a 50 basis points rate cut, while 45 had expected a 25 bps cut.

(Reporting by Suvashree Dey Choudhury and Rafael Nam; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

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First Published: Sep 29 2015 | 11:02 AM IST

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