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Market rerating needs earnings upgrades; buy in phases: Axis Direct CEO

A quarterly results development with market-wide reach.

· Business Standard Mkts

He expects markets to go through a consolidation phase before a sustained recovery, advising investors to deploy money gradually over the next two to three quarters.

Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.

Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.

  • This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.
  • The immediate tone of coverage reads positive.