IT shares trade firm as Accenture raises revenue growth forecast

TCS, Infosys, Hexaware, Wipro and Tech Mahindra were trading higher between 1%-3% on the NSE.

SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Mar 27 2015 | 10:06 AM IST
Shares of information technology (IT) companies are trading higher by up to 3% on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in early morning trade after Accenture Plc raised its full-year revenue growth forecast.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Hexaware Technologies, Wipro and Tech Mahindra were trading higher between 1% and 3% on the NSE.

At 0935 hours, CNX IT index, the largest gainer among sectoral indices, was up 1.3% compared with 0.32% rise in the CNX Nifty.

Consulting and outsourcing company Accenture Plc raised its full-year revenue growth forecast for the second time as it won more business from companies looking to cut costs and improve efficiency in a tough economic environment, the Reuters report suggests. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT.

Among the individual stocks, Hexaware Technologies and Tata Elxsi up 3% each, while Infosys and TCS up 2% each on the NSE.
 

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First Published: Mar 27 2015 | 9:45 AM IST

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