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Nifty IT index tumbles over 5%; Tech Mahindra, NIIT Tech among top losers

In the past one week, shares of most IT companies have slipped amid rapid spread of coronavirus. Tata Elxsi, Mindtree, HCL Technologies, and Wipro have plunged in the range of 6-8 per cent.

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Swati Verma New Delhi
Equity market was deep in the red on Friday, in line with global peers, as the rapid spread of coronavirus spooked investor sentiment. Information Technology (IT) shares were among the most hammered lot as the Nifty IT index slipped over 5 per cent or over 850 points to 15,274 levels. 

Index constituents Tech Mahindra, NIIT Tech, HCL Tech, Infosys, and Tata Elxsi slipped up to 11 per cent. In comparison, the benchmark Nifty ended at 11,201 level, down 432 points or 3.7 per cent. 

In the past one week, shares of most IT companies have slipped amid rapid spread of