Now, we think longer-term issues will be key for investors like us, who focus on fundamentals. One of the macro implications of the UK’s leave vote is that we’d anticipate gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts could be lowered, for 2017 and onward.

That has already been reflected in the foreign exchange rates, with the pound declining versus the US dollar; it probably means the Bank of England (BoE) could consider further easing, potentially restarting quantitative easing. We think that could help offset any upward pressure on UK bond yields from negative ratings actions such as potential credit rating downgrades.

From a European Central Bank (ECB) perspective, we could see further liquidity injected into bond markets in the coming weeks, and probably an extension of asset purchases beyond the target date of March 2017.

As long-term global value investment managers, Templeton Global Equity Group has been through environments like this before, and will likely go through them again. What’s good about having a 60-year track record, as we do, is that we recognise that volatility can provide opportunities.

In such situations, our view is it’s important to focus on the fundamentals of individual companies. We think it’s a stock-picker’s market, and there may be some attractive value opportunities opening up, although they may close rather rapidly.

It may be a good time for investors to take a step back and assess how this impacts the earnings of businesses. The two sectors that we think should be particularly interesting are financials — particularly banks — and also the energy sector, which seems to be showing some resilience amid the post-Brexit uncertainty, in spite of being a pariah of the market for the last 12 months. UK bank stocks also displayed resilience, with the sector rebounding to recover some of its sharp losses at the start of Friday’s (June 24) trading session.

Markets are concerned about two things for banks: first, the regulatory uncertainty as a result of the Brexit result, and second, what lower bond yields might mean for banks’ earnings growth. At the banking sector price nadir during the early part of the UK trading day, these concerns were getting overly discounted, in our view.

Stepping back from the near-term Brexit shock, we believe the banks are generally in a better position today than they were during the 2008-09 global financial crisis. There have been a number of stress tests on their capital bases and liquidity positions, and we think both they and the regulators are better positioned to deal with an event like this.

We believe the big concern is the long-term trend for bond yields. That is ultimately likely to drive future earnings growth. Inevitably any increase in central bank intervention — whether that comes from the BoE, the ECB or the US Federal Reserve continuing to delay a rate rise — implies that a “lower for longer” interest-rate environment is likely to be the message.

That is likely to weigh on bank earnings, which is what the markets are trying to price in right now.

Attention is now likely to turn to the tone of negotiations between the EU and the UK, particularly whether those negotiations are going to be amicable or confrontational. We expect the EU wants to set an example and remain firm, but is ultimately likely to offer up a “Plan B” fairly swiftly to prevent the risk of further disintegration if other countries jump on the referendum bandwagon.

There probably will be some scrutiny on the UK government and the method through which a change in its leadership takes place. That could dictate how the UK leaves the EU and adjusts its trading relationships with Europe.

We believe these issues are going to be driving the fundamentals during the next couple of weeks, and the market is starting to focus its attention on that.

The writer is Executive Vice-President at Templeton Global Equity Group.