<div id="readability-page-1"><div>By Bharath Rajeswaran India's stock benchmarks recovered from a muted start on Friday, led by domestic rate-sensitive sectors such as financials and auto stocks, after the Reserve Bank of India lowered key interest rates by 25 basis points.The Nifty rose 0.25% to 26,097 and the Sensex added 0.23% to 85,455.06 as of 10:07 a.m. IST.Both indexes had swung between 0.2% gains and losses ahead of the decision.The RBI lowered its key repo rate on Friday as record low retail inflation and a benign outlook for prices provided room to further support economic growth.Heavyweight financials rose 0.5%, while banks and auto gained 0.3% each after the rate cut decision. Rate-sensitive realty stocks gained 0.8%. The broader small-caps fell 0.6%, while mid-caps traded flat.</div></div>

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India's stock benchmarks, led by financials and auto stocks, rose after the RBI cut the repo rate by 25 basis points. The Nifty increased by 0.25% and the Sensex by 0.23%. Financials rose 0.5%, banks and auto stocks gained 0.3%, and realty stocks increased by 0.8%. Small-caps fell 0.6%, while mid-caps remained flat.

Financials, auto lead India's stock benchmarks higher after RBI cuts repo rate