Wipro Q2 net rises 5.5% to Rs 2,192 cr

Sees December quarter revenues from IT services to be in range of $2.01 bn-$2.05 bn

Wipro Ltd, country's third-largest software services exporter, posted a 5.5% rise in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by an uptick in its banking and financial services segment.

Profit rose to Rs 2,192 crore in the three months ended Sept. 30, from Rs 2,076 crore in the previous quarter ending June 30.

IT Services revenue grew 1% to Rs 13,169 crore as against Rs 13,026 crore in the June quarter.

The company expects December quarter revenues from IT services business to be in the range of $2,014 million to $2,054 million.

IT services margin for the September quarter was