Axis Bank Share Price: Axis Bank shares have a potential upside of Rs 200 per share as multiple levers are set to lift the stock, said domestic brokerage firm Sharekhan. The optimism is on expectations of sustained year-on-year growth in advances and a stake purchase in Max Life Insurance Company. 

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Brokerages Sharekhan and Jefferies are bullish on this stock ahead of the quarterly earnings announcement by the third largest private lender. 

Axis Bank shares were trading at Rs 950.05 on NSE on Wednesday, down by Rs 2.10 or 0.22 per cent from the previous closing price.  

While Sharekhan sees Rs 200 per share gains which translated into 21 per cent upside, Jefferies sees Rs 158 or 17 per cent uptick. Former puts a price target of Rs 1140 while latter at Rs 1,110. 

Triggers 

1) Sharekhan estimated a 16 per cent y-o-y growth in advances led by retail and SME segments. The Net Interest Margins (NIMs) are likely to go up sequentially, it noted in its report. Key monitorable would be the progress of the Citi portfolio and improvement in operating profit growth led by some improvement in cost ratios. 

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