In the past one month, TCS, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, LTIMindtree, Persistent Systems and L&T Technology Services have rallied between 9 per cent and 15 per cent.
Analysts attributed the up move to a pullback rally after sharp declines in past sessions. The index is currently 22.72% below its 52-week high of 46,088.90 and is down about 14.8% so far this year.
Nuvama noted that IT services companies outperformed expectations in Q2, supported by stronger growth, margin expansion, and healthy deal wins
Technically, Persistent Systems seems to be favourably placed among these 3 IT peers, with the stock now seen quoting above its 200-DMA for the first time in nearly three months.
Persistent Systems in Q2 reported a net profit of ₹471.4 crore in the July-September 2025 period, up 45 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y)
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The Nifty IT Index has underperformed the broader markets in the last 3 months and 6 months, owing to macro uncertainties
Nuvama, in a recent report, upgraded the IT sector to 'Overweight' from 'Underweight', noting that the space has largely become a trading and relative valuation call
According to the Nuvama report, the deflationary impulse from tariff-driven global slowdown is likely to hurt domestic cyclicals the most.
Among individual stocks, Infosys, Wipro, Oracle Financial Services Software, and Mphasis shares rose 3 per cent each on Monday
Even broader markets failed to trade in the green territory. The Nifty midcap 100 was trading at 58,954.15, down by 0.60 per cent.
Infosys shares fell despite analysts remaining positive after the company reported in-line first-quarter earnings
Around 11:10 AM, the Persistent Systems' share was trading 8.24 per cent lower at ₹5,143.50. In comparison, BSE Sensex was down 0.26 per cent at 82,514.88 levels.
Midcaps Persistent Systems and ICRA alongwith smallcap Valiant Labs look technically strong on charts, following the formation of 'Golden Cross' on Wednesday.
These rather are your next-door citizens who have the potential to over-deliver. These same also have experienced around 2.5 per cent positive earnings revisions for FY26 in May, Bernstein said
Thus far in CY25, the Nifty IT index has been an underperformer, slipping nearly 11 per cent as compared to 5 per cent rise in the Nifty 50 index
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