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Central bank sees no bubble in stock markets

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Market players said the markets could continue to remain soft but rule out a sharp correction in large-cap names.

Krishna Kant Mumbai
The central bank does not see a bubble in the stock market despite high valuations. 

“No bubble is detected currently when stock prices have reached historical highs. The current rally in stock prices seems to reflect the strong macro fundamentals of the Indian economy, easy liquidity conditions prevailing in the system and buoyancy in global markets. Nonetheless, a constant vigil of stock prices may be warranted at this juncture, keeping in view the ramifications for financial and price stability,” said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its annual report for FY17.

According to the RBI, a sensitivity analysis of

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