IT stocks in demand after good Cognizant earnings

HCL Technologies (up 3.94%), TCS (up 1.50%), Oracle Financial Services Software (up 1.04%), Wipro (up 0.62%), Tech Mahindra (up 0.50%), Mahindra Satyam (up 0.40%) and Infosys (up 0.32%), edged higher.

The BSE IT index was up 0.99% at 6,067.11. It outperformed the Sensex, which was down 0.08% at 19,973.97.

The BSE IT index had underperformed the market over the past one month till 8 May 2013, sliding 9.87% compared with the Sensex's 8.42% rise. The index had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, falling 7.25% as against Sensex's 2.59% rise.

US-based IT services firm Cognizant posted 16.6% rise in consolidated net profit at $284.2 million on 18.1% increase in revenues to $2.02 billion in Q1 March 2013 over Q1 March 2012.

For Q2 June 2013 quarter, Cognizant expects its revenues to be at least $2.13 billion. For whole year, Cognizant has maintained its outlook for revenues to grow at 17% to at least $8.60 billion against 20% growth achieved in 2012.

Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services.

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