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Eight IT shares rose by 0.27% to 3.06% at 9:31 IST on BSE after sector bellwether Infosys raised its revenue guidance for the year ending March 2014.

Wipro (up 2.01%), Tech Mahindra (up 1.51%), CMC (up 1.16%), TCS (up 1.13%), HCL Technologies (up 1.08%), MphasiS (up 0.47%) and Hexaware Technologies (up 0.27%), edged higher.

Infosys rose 3.07% to Rs 3220. It hit a 52-week high of Rs 3360 in the onset of trading session today, 11 October 2013.

The S&P BSE IT index was up 1.91% at 8,414.75. It outperformed the S&P BSE Sensex, which was up 0.78% at 20,430.62.

The S&P BSE IT index had outperformed the market over the past one month till 10 October 2013, rising 2.81% compared with the Sensex's 1.38% rise. The index had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 30.62% as against Sensex's 5.07% rise.

After announcing Q2 September 2013 results before trading hours today, 11 October 2013, Infosys said it expects dollar revenues to grow 9% to 10% in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2014 (FY 2014). In rupee terms, the company expects revenues to grow 21% to 22% in FY 2014, under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) standards. The rupee revenue guidance was based on assumption of dollar rupee conversion rate of Rs 62.61 for the rest of the fiscal year.

The latest revenue guidance is higher than what the company had issued in the previous quarter. At the time of announcing Q1 June 2013 results in July this year, Infosys had retained its guidance of 6% to 10% growth in revenue in dollar terms for FY 2014. At that time, the company had forecast 13% to 17% growth in revenue in rupee terms for FY 2014. That guidance was based on assumption of dollar rupee conversion rate of Rs 59.39 for the rest of the fiscal year.

On a consolidated basis, Infosys' net profit rose 1.4% to Rs 2407 crore on 15.1% increase in total revenues to Rs 12965 crore in Q2 September 2013 over Q1 June 2013. Figures are as per IFRS.

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