IT stocks rallied on Friday after Nvidia's strong revenue forecast reinforced optimism around the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
AI is pushing Indian IT companies towards outcome-based pricing, with newer deals increasingly linking payments to measurable business results
IT Q1FY27 review: As per MOFSL, revenue growth in Q1 was led by Tier-2 pack IT services companies. Tier-1 players grew 0.4 per cent Q-o-Q CC, while Tier-2 players outperformed with 1.8 per cent growth
In the past one week, Nifty IT index has corrected 4.8 per cent, compared to 1.2 per cent decline in the Nifty 50.
Large contracts are supporting deal values at Indian IT firms, but weaker discretionary spending and AI-led pricing pressure are squeezing the flow of smaller projects
Indian firms cut fresh visa registrations as extensions, transfers, and local hiring gain ground
The partners will develop middleware for an indigenous 20-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer, with the project expected to be completed by December 2026 in India
IT stocks in demand: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tech Mahindra, LTM, HCL Technologies and Mphasis gain 3 per cent each in intra-day deals on Friday.
Technology stocks witnessed some profit-taking on Friday following a 19% rally in the Nifty IT index this July.
Thus far in the month of July, the Nifty IT index rallied 15 per cent, as compared to 0.6 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
Laxmikant Shukla, technical analyst at YES Securities maintains a constructive view on HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra and TCS, and predicts up to 14 per cent upside for these stocks.
Shrikant Chouhan, head of equity research at Kotak Securities, explains why the brokerage has assigned Buy ratings to ONGC and Tech Mahindra
However, despite recovery from lows, the Nifty IT index underperformed the market by falling 22 per cent, as against a 7.2 per cent decline in the Nifty 50 thus far in CY2026.
Brokerages said that TechM's Q1 revenue and margins exceeded estimates, and strong deal TCV provides strong revenue visibility.
Revenue from operations increased 17.7 per cent to ₹15,711.9 crore, while EBIT rose 53.3 per cent and new deal wins reached $1.08 billion
Gains in IT index were led by large-cap IT stocks, with HCLTech, LTIMindtree and Persistent Systems among the key contributors
Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Jio Financial Services, BHEL and ITC Hotels among the top companies slated to post their April-June quarter earnings today.
TechM Q1 Preview: On average, analysts expect Tech Mahindra to post a growth of 40 per cent or more for Q1 FY27 as ramp-up in large deals could push revenue by 15 per cent.
At 12:44 PM on Monday, the Nifty IT index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 4.24 per cent, as compared to 0.01 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
At 09:38 AM on Friday, the Nifty IT index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 1.8 per cent, as compared to a 1 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.