The negative outlook comes despite the agency recently revising upwards the operating environment outlook of domestic banks to stable from negative, citing better than expected recovery in business and economic activity following the COVID-19 second wave.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures jumped 99 cents, or 1.4 per cent, to $70.94 a barrel at 0105 GMT, adding to a 2.6 per cent rise on Monday.
Spot gold was unchanged at $1,785.13 per ounce by 0055 GMT. U.S. gold futures rose 0.2 per cent to $1,784.30.
RBI may have resorted to secondary market bond sales to cut excess cash from the banking system. Consecutive sales took place after a while.
All 10-year papers maturing in 2032 will be included in the third tranche of Bharat Bond ETF as per NSE Bharat bond target maturity index. This could help beat inflation with its post-tax returns.
In the latest tranche of sovereign gold bond offering in the year ending December 3, investors will have to pay Rs 4,741 per gram of gold after the Rs 50 per gram discount for digital payments.