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India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18

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Key takeaways

  • 📈 India's retail inflation hits a two-year high of 6.09% in October, breaching the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s upper limit.
  • Exposed: INDA, EMB, EMLC, EEM, HDB
  • Market reaction: EMB −0.8% on the day; INDA −0.0% on the day; MMYT −3.4% on the day

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India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18

📈 India's retail inflation hits a two-year high of 6.09% in October, breaching the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s upper limit. Food inflation jumps to 8.94%. 🏦 The reading comes ahead of the RBI's December policy decision. ✍️ Sheersh Kapoor reports: https://lnkd.in/gY_i665n

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF

    SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “retail” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds retailers. Linked by “retail” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • INDA iShares MSCI India ETF-3.8% 11d

    iShares MSCI India ETF holds stocks listed in India, which this story is about (“india”).

  • EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF+0.3% 6d

    iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in India

  • EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-1.6% 30d

    VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from India.

  • EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-3.3% 13d

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes India

  • WMT Walmart+19.7% 30d

    Walmart (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “retail” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • AMZN Amazon.com+7.2% 30d

    Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “retail” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XRT-1.37%+0.47%base-1.72%after closeafter closeafter close
XLY-2.75%-0.01%base-0.45%after closeafter closeafter close
INDA-2.87%-0.29%base-0.02%after closeafter closeafter close
EMB-0.03%+0.53%base-0.81%after closeafter closeafter close
EMLC+0.45%+1.06%base-0.57%after closeafter closeafter close
EEM-6.42%-1.63%base-1.52%after closeafter closeafter close
WMT+1.59%-0.08%base+0.18%after closeafter closeafter close
AMZN-2.10%+0.26%base+0.46%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Ishares Tr (INDA) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AMZNthat day+0.46%final price
AMZNthree days earlier+0.26%final price
AMZNfive days earlier-2.10%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)that day-1.52%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)three days earlier-1.63%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)five days earlier-6.42%final price
Ishares Tr (EMB)that day-0.81%final price
Ishares Tr (EMB)three days earlier+0.53%final price
Ishares Tr (EMB)five days earlier-0.03%final price
Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC)that day-0.57%final price
Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC)three days earlier+1.06%final price
Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC)five days earlier+0.45%final price
Ishares Tr (INDA)that day-0.02%final price
Ishares Tr (INDA)three days earlier-0.29%final price
Ishares Tr (INDA)five days earlier-2.87%final price
WMTthat day+0.18%final price
WMTthree days earlier-0.08%final price
WMTfive days earlier+1.59%final price
XLYthat day-0.45%final price
XLYthree days earlier-0.01%final price
XLYfive days earlier-2.75%final price
XRTthat day-1.72%final price
XRTthree days earlier+0.47%final price
XRTfive days earlier-1.37%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (INDA)

Companies tied to this story

  • INDA Ishares Tr

    For “India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18,” Ishares Tr (INDA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI India ETF holds stocks listed in India, which this story is about (“india”)

  • EMB Ishares Tr

    In “India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18,” Ishares Tr (EMB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in India

  • EMLC Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf

    In “India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18,” Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from India

  • EEM Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes India

  • HDB Hdfc Bank

    In “India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18,” Hdfc Bank (HDB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: HDFC Bank (commercial banks) is one of the largest India-based companies traded in the US, so news about India (“india”) reaches its shares

  • INFY Infosys

    In “India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18,” Infosys (INFY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Infosys (computer programming services) is one of the largest India-based companies traded in the US, so news about India (“india”) reaches its shares

  • RDY Dr Reddys Laboratories

    Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18.” Reason on file: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (pharmaceutical preparations) is one of the largest India-based companies traded in the US, so news about India (“india”) reaches its shares

  • MMYT MakeMyTrip

    In “India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18,” MakeMyTrip (MMYT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: MakeMyTrip (transportation services) is one of the largest India-based companies traded in the US, so news about India (“india”) reaches its shares

Ishares Tr (INDA)

The 12 Nov 2026 story “India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18” names Ishares Tr (INDA) because of this story.

What ties Ishares Tr (INDA) to the headline is this: iShares MSCI India ETF holds stocks listed in India, which this story is about (“india”)

Also listed, Ishares Tr (EMB): iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in India

Dates in the story, and the Ishares Tr (INDA) price range

EMB traded between 90.23 and 91.35 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 91.26. EMLC traded between 24.50 and 25.02 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 24.56. INDA traded between 45.35 and 46.98 across 9 sessions. The latest close on file is 46.04.

A simple score for Ishares Tr (INDA)

46 out of 100

“India's October CPI inflation hits 2-year high of 6.09%, breaches RBI's upper limit - CNBC TV18” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.