Gravity grips IT stocks

Eight IT stocks fell by 0.44% to 11.94% at 13:25 IST on BSE as sentiment in the sector was dampened after Tech Mahindra reported weak Q4 earnings.

Tech Mahindra (down 11.94%), Larsen & Toubro Infotech (down 2.56%), L&T Technology Services (down 1.32%), Infosys (down 1.81%), TCS (down 0.44%), Wipro (down 1.35%), Persistent Systems (down 0.64%) and Hexaware Technologies (down 1.77%) edged lower.

HCL Technologies (up 0.14%), MindTree (up 0.06%), Oracle Financial Services Software (up 1.25%) and MphasiS (up 0.34%) edged higher.

The S&P BSE IT index was down 168.34 points, or 1.62% at 10,230.73. It underperformed the S&P BSE Sensex, which was up 47.19 points, or 0.15% at 31,075.40.

The S&P BSE IT index had outperformed the market over the past one month till 26 May 2017, rising 7.37% compared with 2.97% rise in the Sensex. The index, however, underperformed the market in past one quarter, gaining 0.2% as against Sensex's 7.39% gains.

IT stocks declined as investors' sentiment for the sector dampened after Tech Mahindra reported weak Q4 earnings.

Tech Mahindra's consolidated net profit dropped 31.2% to Rs 588 crore on 0.8% fall in revenue to Rs 7495 crore in Q4 March 2017 over Q3 December 2016. The result was announced after market hours on Friday, 26 May 2017.

Managing Director and CEO of the company CP Gurnani, said that the IT industry is going through a paradigm shift amid changing demand pattern from the clients, technological changes and requirement for significant skill enhancement. The company has responded to these changes proactively by reimagining the business, imbibing a culture of innovation, encouraging reskilling and retraining workforce wherever necessary, he added.

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