Market Guru With Yogesh Patil: How Will Markets Navigate The Budget And 2026

Market Guru Yogesh Patil, CIO-Equity at LIC Mutual Fund, shares his outlook for calendar year 2026, Q3 earnings expectations, sectoral trends, and asset allocation strategies. Patil highlights improving credit growth, potential interest rate cuts, normalization in Q3 earnings, and selective opportunities across BFSI, specialty chemicals, defence, and capex-led sectors. He also discusses the structural bull case for gold and silver amid global uncertainty and central bank buying. While challenges remain, Patil believes the next 15 months could be better than the previous phase, supported by policy reforms, easing liquidity, and improving economic momentum.