Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a monthly bulletin on Friday, September 20, stating that food price volatility remains a contingent risk, even though the inflation indicator, the consumer price index (CPI),

India's overall inflation rate is projected to average 4.5 per cent during the second half of this fiscal year, supported by lower crude oil prices, though unstable food prices may pose a challenge, according to the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) in its latest monthly bulletin released on Friday.

India's headline inflation may average 4.5% in the second half of the fiscal year, aided by weaker crude oil prices, although volatility in food prices can pose a challenge, the central bank said in its monthly bulletin on Friday.

Shares in India's IIFL Finance jumped about 13% on Friday, after the country's central bank lifted restrictions on the non-banking financial company's gold loan business, removing a key overhang on its financials and stock.

IIFL Finance Limited shares on Friday (September 20) experiences a sharp increase in its stock price. This surge in stock prices was in response to a major announcement from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Shares of IIFL Finance rose as much as 13 per cent to Rs 560.60 after the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) lifted restrictions on the company' gold loan business. The RBI had imposed restrictions on IIFL for disbursing gold loans on March 4.