Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman does not agree with the sentiment that there is a disconnect between the stock market's current run and the real economy. She said the rally had sustained through 2020 and the second wave and was “not a blip”.
“Stretched valuations of financial assets pose risks to financial stability. Banks and financial intermediaries need to be cognisant of these risks and spillovers in an interconnected financial system,” wrote Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das in the Financial Stability Report earlier this year.
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