Lower growth in passive fund AUMs vis-a-vis Nifty IT indicate about Rs 280 cr outflow
The Nifty IT pack rebounded with an 18.4 per cent rise this month. Before this, Nifty IT's best show was in June 2020 when it rose 22.5 per cent.
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Among sectoral indices, the BSE IT surged 16% followed by Consumer Durables (9%), Realty (8%) and Auto (6%). On the flip side, Capital Goods and Power indices declined 7% and 6%, respectively.
The Nifty IT index rebounded over 21 per cent after hitting its 52-week low of 25,699.10 on July 1, 2026.
The sharp gains in IT stocks today follow easing valuations, a decent Q1 show, and an improving outlook after a sharp selloff this year.
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.
Gains in IT index were led by large-cap IT stocks, with HCLTech, LTIMindtree and Persistent Systems among the key contributors
The NSE IT index declined nearly 2% in Thursday's early trade, dragged by TCS and Infosys. TCS to announce Q1 results after market hours today.
The Nifty IT currently quotes around 20 per cent below its 200-DMA. TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Technologies are down in the range of 21-26 per cent form respective 200-DMAs.
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IT companies on an average returned 85% of profits to shareholders via dividends or buybacks, with less than 15% reinvested in capacities and capabilities; the case is almost inverse for pharma firms.
Analysts attributed the sustained weakness in the Nifty IT index to broad-based pressure in global technology stocks, cautious sentiment over slower US tech spending, and rising geopolitical tensions
The Nifty IT index slumped 5.6 per cent, its steepest fall in four months, as concerns over AI-driven revenue deflation weighed on investor sentiment
Tech stocks lead market rebound after four-day slide
CLSA found that most SaaS companies have either maintained or increased their revenue and margin guidance for the upcoming fiscal year and beaten consensus EPS
Today's sharp outperformance in the IT sector was driven by overnight rally in tech stocks on the Wall Street and company-speciific developments back home.
Within the sector, JM Financial sees mid-tier IT companies outperforming large-caps and has identified Infosys among the top-six players, Mphasis in the mid-tier space, and Sagility among business pr
Prashanth Tapse of Mehta Equities said that while IT stocks have seen some improvement in price, the broader fundamentals of the sector remain challenging due to relatively subdued growth expectations
The Nifty IT index has corrected 27 per cent on a Y-T-D basis, in comparison, the Nifty 50 index has declined 9.5 per cent in the same period.