The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is causing global contagion, with some impact on the sentiment of the market in the short term and long term. However, the Indian banking system is more insulated and regulated, and the Indian equity markets are unlikely to be impacted. There will be some impact on the sentiment of the market in the short to medium term but will not affect Indian equity markets in the long term.
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