At 09:38 AM on Friday, the Nifty IT index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 1.8 per cent, as compared to a 1 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
HCL Tech Q1 results expectation: HCL Technologies will post its Q1FY27 results on July 13 after market hours. The company's board will also consider second interim dividend.
The Nifty IT currently quotes around 20 per cent below its 200-DMA. TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Technologies are down in the range of 21-26 per cent form respective 200-DMAs.
As per data, the Nifty IT Index has corrected nearly 42 per cent from its all-time high of 46,089, recorded in December 2024, and is now trading close to its April 2023 lows.
Hitesh Rathi, technical analyst at Angel One says that IT stocks continue to trade with a negative bias on the charts, and are prone to further fall if they dip below the crucial support zones.
In 2026 so far, TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro have declined in the range of 17 per cent to 33 per cent. In comparison, the Nifty 50 index has dived 10 per cent, data showed.
Analysts believe HCL Technology's softer revenue guidance versus expectations and an AI deflation impact of 3-5% will likely raise concerns about overall industry growth for FY27.
Anand James, chief market strategist at Geojit Investments highlights that Infosys and HCL Technologies look weak on charts as both were trading below March lows and the lower-end of Bollinger Bands.
Technical charts show that Nifty and its 12 stocks including Infosys, Reliance, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, HCL Tech and Bajaj Finance saw their 50-DMA slip below 200-DMA amid March market crash.
The global research and broking house has cut their earnings estimates by 1-4 per cent across IT firms and expects 6 per cent earnings CAGR over FY26-28.
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Analysts expect margin to improve, supported by favourable seasonality in the products business, AI-led productivity gains and the benefit of a weaker rupee
Technical charts suggest that the IT index may gain another 5%, with heavyweights Infosys, TCS and HCL Technologies possibly rallying up to 17%. Wipro and Tech Mahindra, however, may see tepid trends.
Technically, Persistent Systems seems to be favourably placed among these 3 IT peers, with the stock now seen quoting above its 200-DMA for the first time in nearly three months.
