Recovery in rural demand, festival season may ramp it up: Mrinal Singh

There are green shoots of recovery in rural demand, which is likely to benefit rural heavy consumer staples and two-wheelers for instance

The coming year or two are packed with a lot of global and macro events which will inject some bit of intermittent volatility, but these shouldn't be a concern for long-term investors, says Mrinal Singh, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, InCred Asset Management. In an interview with Abhishek Kumar in Mumbai, Singh advises investors to incrementally allocate towards equities as valuations have returned to normal levels. Edited Excerpts:

After the fourth quarter results, which segments of the market seem primed to outperform?

The earnings season has been a mixed bag. While technology companies have disappointed vis-à-vis expectations, sectors like manufacturing,