Last time FIIs held more than 3.5 lakh contracts as open positions in Nifty futures was in Oct 2024. At present, FIIs hold 5 short bets in Nifty futures for every long trade, shows the NSE F&O data.
According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Infosys and LTIMindtree, both companies with a high discretionary tilt, have provided a more cautious view on discretionary-spend recovery
Management expects tech and sustainability to continue the growth momentum in the near-to-medium term, while mobility is to remain muted in Q4 but should rebound by FY26
We reaffirm our medium-term outlook of $ 2 billion revenue with Earnings before interest and tax (Ebit) margin of 17-18 per cent," said Amit Chadha, CEO & managing director, LTTS
The near-term bias for HDFC Life and LTTS is expected to remain upbeat as long as the stocks trade above Rs 643 and Rs 5,090 levels; suggests the technical charts.
Growth was primarily driven by the Technology and Sustainability segments
Q3FY25 company results today: HDFC Life, L&T Tech, Oracle Financial Services, CEAT, Punjab & Sind Bank, and Bank of Maharashtra will release their reports for the Oct-Dec 2024 quarter
IT-bellwether TCS's headline revenue numbers remained flat, but the deal-win total contract value (TCV) was encouraging, signaling potential momentum pick-up ahead
For the Indian IT services sector, which derives over 60 per cent of its revenues from the US, the Fed's cautious stance has mixed implications
By 11:11 AM, the Nifty IT index had come off its peak but was still trading 0.82 per cent higher at 45,199.40. In comparison, the broader Nifty50 index was up a modest 0.11 per cent at 24,646.30
Shares of L&T Technology Services surged up to 4.25 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs 5,324.65 per share on the BSE
The acquisition, according to the firm, will deepen its offerings across software product development, platform engineering, digital integration, data, and artificial intelligence (AI)
Analysts anticipate growth momentum to return in FY25 for IT sector, aided by a lower base coupled with easing sectoral headwinds.
F&O cues for Oct 21: Despite Friday's recovery, Nifty options continues to reflect cautious sentiment, with call writing outweighing put writing on Friday, said Dhupesh Dhameja of SAMCO Securities.
Management maintains FY25 guidance of 8-10 per cent revenue growth in CC, which implies a steep growth rate of 4.5-7 per cent growth per quarter in H2FY25
Engineering services player L&T Technology Services (LTTS) on Wednesday reported a 1.3 per cent rise in the September quarter net profit at Rs 319.6 crore, as profit margins narrowed. The company, an arm of engineering, procurement and construction major Larsen & Toubro, had reported a net profit of Rs 315.4 crore in the year-ago period while the was Rs 313.6 crore in the preceding June quarter. Its revenues grew 7.8 per cent to Rs 2,572.9 crore in the reporting quarter, helped by an over 24 per cent growth in the European market on demand from the automobile sector and sustainability-focused solutions. LTTS Managing Director and Chief Executive Amit Chadha said it is aiming for revenues to grow between 8-10 per cent in FY25, and maintaining its guidance on hitting the USD 2 billion yearly revenue in medium-term mark. Higher spends on sales and technology led to a narrowing of the operating profit margin to 15.1 per cent during the reporting quarter, as against 17.1 per cent ..
The surge in IT stocks was fuelled by the US Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points, lowering the target range to 4.75 per cent to 5 per cent.
The fall in IT stocks may also be attributed to a report which says Accenture Plc is planning to push back the bulk of its staff promotions by six months
Under the collab, both IBM and L&T Semiconductor Technologies anticipate focusing on innovation, functionality, and performance to enable reliable, secure, and scalable computing for range of apps
The IT sector is on the cusp of a mild but possibly sustained recovery in client spending, and the impending rate cut cycle should add to the sector tailwinds, according to MOFSL.