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Infosys Q2FY24 results preview: Infosys' net profit may rise just 3.8 per cent on-year to Rs 6,252 crore, while revenue may see a 5 per cent uptick to Rs 38,437 crore
Nirmal Bang analysts suggest investors use the gains to pare positions if overweight, especially in the tier-2 IT pack
Among individual stocks, Morgan Stanley has maintained their overweight rating on HCLT, LTIMindtree and Infosys within the large-caps.
The company's consumer banking arm has inked an agreement with AFC Commercial Bank to modernise its banking operations.
TCS continues to witness robust demand for cloud migration, digital engineering, product innovation, and enterprise application solutions, according to analysts
Meanwhile, they were net sellers in metal stocks worth Rs 5,930 crore, financial services worth Rs 3,672 crore, and oil, gas and consumables worth Rs 1,778 crore
HCL Tech expects this deal to have a positive revenue impact over the next six years beginning in November 2023 with an estimated new total contract value of US$ 2.1 billion over the term.
Growth in the IT sector will be slow
The meltdown in IT stocks on Friday was triggered by the Infosys results and projections announced the previous day
Sensex, Nifty post biggest loss since March 13
Infosys Q1 result review: Brokerages have unanimously reduced FY24 EPS estimates for the company in the range of 2-4 per cent, though the Street is likely fearing even further downside, they say
Infosys may post a net profit of Rs 6,245 crore for Q1, up 2 per cent sequentially, much better than the 3-11 per cent QoQ slide in net profits of TCS, HCL Tech and Wipro
For Wipro, the long-term outlook is expected to improve as demand is set to get back on track as well as investment in Automation and Gen AI based products & solutions will aid growth, analyst said
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Nifty IT index jumps 4.5%; Bellwether TCS leads the gain
Mphasis surged 4 per cent, while TCS, Infosys, HCL Technologies and L&T Technology Services gained in the range of 2 to 3 per cent
On Friday, the stock traded flat at the bourses, in line with the benchmarks, rising a modest 0.2 per cent to Rs 395 levels
The gains by IT majors also contributed to the index's gains
Wipro Q1FY24 preview: According to brokerages, revenue volatility is likely to keep Ebit (earnings before interest and tax) margins range-bound in Q1FY24, pegged between 15.5-16.1 per cent
Stocks to watch on July 12, 2023: IT majors TCS and HCL Technologies will report Q1 earnings today, Wednesday.