IT shares: Analysts expect IT companies to witness moderate improvement in Q2FY27, as macro headwinds from the Middle East conflict continue to weigh on client spending and decision-making.
Stocks to buy today: The overall setup remains constructive, and MCX appears poised for the next leg of up move and potential new highs, says Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking.
A sentiment knock across the pack was the realistic expectation, said Anirudh Garg, Fund Manager and Partner, INVasset PMS, with the magnitude inversely proportional to succession clarity.
Virat Jagad, technical research analyst at Bonanza identifies key support and resistance levels in 5 prominent Tata group stocks amid Tata Sons chairman Chandrasekaran's resignation on Wednesday.
Most of the group stocks such as TCS, Titan, Tata Communications and Tata Motors PV traded with cuts of up to 4 per cent in intraday deals on Wednesday.
IT stocks in demand: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tech Mahindra, LTM, HCL Technologies and Mphasis gain 3 per cent each in intra-day deals on Friday.
Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking explains that stock prices were seeing adjustments following a variation in behaviour during the closing auction session on the BSE and NSE on Monday.
However, despite recovery from lows, the Nifty IT index underperformed the market by falling 22 per cent, as against a 7.2 per cent decline in the Nifty 50 thus far in CY2026.
At 12:44 PM on Monday, the Nifty IT index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 4.24 per cent, as compared to 0.01 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
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.
Technical analyst at Mirae Asset Sharekhan believes that the short-term trend for TCS seems 'Neutral', but 'Bullish' from the medium-term perspective; hence expects an upside towad ₹2,500 levels.
TCS reported a 4.61 per cent Y-o-Y increase in its net profit to ₹13,349 crore for Q1 FY27. Its revenue jumped by 13.9 per cent Y-o-Y to ₹72,275 crore.
Stocks to watch today: TCS, Maruti Suzuki, JSW Steel, JK Tyre, Federal Bank, AU SFB, SAIL, Nalco, NLC India, Anand Rathi Wealth, JSW Steel, Cummins India, among others, will be in focus today