WPI March 2025 Report: Inflation Eases to 2.05% – What Investors Must Know

📊 WPI – March 2025 Snapshot (Base: 2011–12)

Indicator	Value
🧮 Overall WPI Inflation (YoY)	✅ 2.05%
📉 Month-over-Month Change	🔻 -0.19%
🍲 Food Index Inflation	🔽 4.66%
🔋 Fuel & Power Inflation	🔼 0.20%
🏭 Manufactured Products	🔼 3.07%

WPI is softening for the third month in a row, offering a boost to India’s consumption- and manufacturing-driven economy.

🔍 Sectoral Impact & Listed Beneficiaries

🏭 Manufacturing

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  Key Sectors Rising: Food products, Basic metals, Pharma

  
  


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  Stocks to Watch: JSW Steel, Divi’s Labs, Nestlé India, Tata Elxsi

  
  

🛢️ Fuel & Power

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  Electricity prices ↓ by 2.31%

  
  


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  Winners: Tata Power, NTPC, JSW Energy

  
  


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  Losers: ONGC, Oil India

  
  

🌾 Primary Articles & Agri

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  Vegetable inflation ↓ -15.88%

  
  


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  Mixed impact on FMCG & Agri players

  
  


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  Fruits inflation remained high at +20.78%

  
  

📈 Stock Market Implications

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  📌 Short-Term Positive: Low inflation = More room for monetary easing

  
  


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  📈 Focus Areas: Capital Goods, Rural Demand, Exporters

  
  


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  ⚠️ Monitor Risks: Crude oil prices, Geopolitical tensions

  
  

🧠 Long-Term Investment Strategy

This is a favorable inflation setup for:

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  🛠️ Domestic manufacturers

  
  


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  🍽️ Consumption stocks

  
  


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  🌐 Exporters with stable input costs

  
  

Stick with quality, value, and earnings resilience.

🔚 Final Word for Investors

WPI March 2025 reflects a stable, opportunity-rich market for savvy investors. India remains well-positioned on inflation, industry output, and manufacturing resilience.

⚠️ Disclaimer

📌 This report is intended purely for informational and educational purposes.