NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday reported the sharp rally from the national equity markets despite having an estimated 8 percent contraction in GDP at 2020-21 presents the”threat of a bubble”.
In its yearly accounts for 2020-21, RBI noted the India’s equity costs have jumped to record highs, and with the standard indicator sensex crossing the 50,000 mark on January 21, 2021 to reach a summit of 52,154 on February 15.
This signifies a 100.
7 percent rise from the downturn before start of their nationally lockdown (because March 23, 2020) along with a 68 percent increase over the calendar year 2020-21.
“This sequence of asset price inflation in the context of this estimated 8 percent contraction in GDP at 2020-21 poses the danger of a bubble,” RBI said.
In addition, it noted that the rising gap between extended asset costs relative to prospects for retrieval in actual economic activity has emerged as a worldwide policy issue.
The stock markets are primarily driven by money supply and international exchange investor (FPI) investments, the apex bank said.
Additionally, economical prospects lead to motion in the stock exchange, however the effect is relatively less in comparison to cash distribution and FPI, ” it included.
According to RBI, the liquidity increased to encourage economic recovery may cause unintended results in the kind of inflationary strength costs, thus giving a rationale that liquidity assistance cannot be anticipated to become laborious and uncontrolled.
It, therefore, implied there is a demand for calibrated unwinding after the pandemic waves have been flattened and actual market is securely on the recovery route.
The apex bank said that the increase in equity prices by 2016 to premature 2020 was mostly backed by a fall in rates of interest and equity risk premium (ERP) using growth in ahead earnings expectations leading to some lesser extent.
RBI flags Danger of bubble at Indian equity markets
