Coforge has won a $158-million, five-year contract from a UK-based client, effective April, as AI-led conversations drive a rise in both the number and size of large technology deals in Europe
Individually, HCLTech shares were up 3.57 per cent; Infosys, Tech Mahindra, TCS, and Wipro were trading over 2 per cent higher
The Nifty IT index has lost over 19 per cent in CY26 as compared to a nearly 2 per cent dip in the Nifty 50 index during this period
According to the shareholding pattern of top Indian IT companies, FIIs have trimmed their stake over the last one year amid growing fear that AI is causing significant disruption
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.
Analysts at Geojit Investments and Choice Broking are bullish on Tech Mahindra stock, and view the current fall as a correction rather than trend reversal.
TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Coforge, Tech Mahindra, Persistent Systems, HCL Technologies, LTIMindtree and Mphasis were down in the range of 4 per cent to 5 per cent in intra-day trade on Thursday.
Technical stock picks by Drumil Vithlani of Bonanza: AIIL shows rebound potential near key support with 5 per cent upside target, while Coforge and Jubilant Foodworks remain in strong downtrends
Cyient, Birlasoft, Cigniti Technologies, eClerx Services and Tata Technologies were down between 4 per cent and 6 per cent in Friday's intra-day trade.
Improved policy optics could encourage US enterprises to advance discretionary tech spending and GCC expansion, even though immediate revenue or margin acceleration for IT firms is unlikely.
Budget 2026 has proposed a tax holiday till 2047 for IT companies providing cloud services using India-based data centres.
Coforge CEO Sudhir Singh says Advent International's board entry and the Encora acquisition will open new growth channels as deal momentum and AI-led demand stay strong
After a modest recovery in Q2 on low expectations, Motilal Oswal expects December quarter (Q3) to revert to typical seasonal softness, with furloughs weighing on growth across large IT services firms.
Antique expects near-term moderation in technology spending in the US, given subdued consumer confidence and cautious end-demand trends
Brokerages see the acquisition as aligned with Coforge's stated ambition to shift more deeply into higher-value, AI-driven engineering services
Stocks to watch today: Traders will keep an eye on share prices of Coforge, Tech Mahindra, Lenskart Solutions, Sigachi Industries, Timex Group, Ola Electric, Ceigall India, Llyods on Monday
All-stock deal is the biggest acquisition by an Indian IT firm in ER&D space
The acquisition will be funded through a preferential issue of equity shares worth about $1.89 billion, following which Encora's shareholders are expected to own around 20% of Coforge's share capital
A federal judge, on Tuesday, said the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications
The brokerage's analysis of its universe of stocks revealed that after a prolonged period of earnings cuts, companies are beginning to report earnings upgrades.