Sectorally, IT stocks took the biggest knock as the Nifty IT index declined 3.5 per cent to 13,293.70 levels. Nifty Bank lost 566 points or nearly 3 per cent to 19,068.50 levels
Telecom segment growth and margin recovery may not fructify soon
Infosys, Tech Mahindra and HCL Technologies were down in the range of 5 to 6 per cent in early morning trade today.
Higher attrition, elevated sub-contracting costs and pricing pressure are likely to negate benefits from a weak domestic currency
The index had witnessed 10 per cent correction from June, 2019 and an upside of over 5 per cent in the past two sessions has strengthened the positive view on the technical charts
Thus far in the month of May, Nifty IT index was up 7% as compared to 1.8% rise in the Nifty 50.