Infosys back on top 10 m-cap list; up 2% for second straight session

The stock was up 2.7% at Rs 919, extending its Wednesday's 2% gain on BSE, in range-bound market

Infosys was up 2.7% at Rs 919, extending Wednesday’s gain of 2% on BSE, in otherwise range bound market on Thursday, on reports that the company’s co-founder Nandan Nilekani is likely to return to the helm of IT major.

After a nearly 5% gain in past two trading sessions, Infosys, the country’s second-largest software company is back in the top 10 companies by market capitalisation (m-cap) or value on the BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

With the m-cap of Rs 210,379 crore, Infosys is currently stands at ninth rank, ahead of Indian Oil Corporation, which had