Metals, banking sectors to see earnings downgrades: Avendus' Andrew Holland

Domestic growth will pick up during the second half of the year, mainly because of the capex spending by the government and private companies, Andrew Holland, CEO, Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies said in a recent interaction with Moneycontrol. This capex spending, he says, will have a multiplier effect on the economy going forward.

Holland says that the earnings upgrades could be back-ended.  “That’s the good news when it comes to valuations,” he said.

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On inflation, Holland said that much of it had to do with a spike in food prices, which the government should be able to control. The bigger worry is that China may announce a big fiscal stimulus which in turn could boost commodity prices. “We are seeing oil prices at around $85 per barrel which is higher than most people’s expectations at the moment. That could be an extra kind of caution for investors if there is a risk-off trade happening because inflation is going to be stickier, giving the RBI less room to reduce interest rates as quickly as people were expecting,” he said.