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Why are stock markets rising: A large part of Friday's rally in Sensex, Nifty50 indices was led by information technology (IT) stocks
The uptick in stock price came after the company announced the strategic expansion of its semiconductor business with the establishment of a fully owned subsidiary
IT stocks outlook: TCS can potentially rally another 6 per cent from present levels; while Infosys, Wipro and LTIMindtree can rally up to 15%, suggest charts.
IT stocks today: TCS, Mphasis, Accelya Solutions India, Sonata Software, and Kellton Tech Solutions rose in the range of 3 per cent to 6 per cent
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is expected to register a single-digit growth in revenue and profit for the April-June quarter of fiscal year 2024-25 (Q1FY25)
Given the bottoming out of revenue growth rate, analysts expect the earnings per share (EPS) downgrade cycle to come to an end for the sector
The Nifty IT index has outperformed surging 14% in the last one month owing to the recent portfolio shift after the election outcome, and hope for a better calendar year 2025.
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Infosys, Wipro, Coforge, Persistent Systems, Mphasis and LTIMindtree rallied up to 6% on the NSE
The NSE Nifty 50 index was up 1% at 23,060 points and the S&P BSE Sensex added 1.2% to 75,941 points after the rate decision
The share was also the top gainer on both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE)
The company informed the stock exchange that it has advanced its icxPro platform with NVIDIA AI Enterprise to boost customer experience (CX) solutions powered by AI.
Traditional software companies' earnings and valuations are at risk because their business models are not evolving with the times, said Deven Choksey, managing director of DRChoksey FinServ Pvt
Indices post biggest gains in two weeks
Intellect Design Arena stock update: The company has indicated a revenue growth of 15 per cent for FY25, adjusted for GeM exit.
Unlike other general election years, analysts expect the Nifty IT index to underperform the markets in the near-term amid muted demand environment and client caution around discretionary spends
Shares of Infosys on Thursday closed at Rs 1,420.55 apiece on BSE ahead of its Q4FY24 results
TCS reported a 9.1 per cent YoY growth in net profit at Rs 12,434 crore for Q4FY24, while revenue from operations rose by 3.5 per cent.
The company has entered into an agreement with South Korea's largest airline, to implement its flagship aviation software, Ramco Aviation Suite at the airline's Engine Maintenance Center.
Over the weekend, Infosys received multiple orders from IT department with regards to tax demands and potential refund.