IT shares: Analysts expect IT companies to witness moderate improvement in Q2FY27, as macro headwinds from the Middle East conflict continue to weigh on client spending and decision-making.
The Nifty IT index advanced 2.1 per cent during intra-day deals, with nine out of ten constituent stocks of the index trading in the green.
The Nifty IT index has underperformed in September, falling over 11%, as against a 6% decline in the Nifty 50.
18 of the 50 Nifty stocks are trading more than 20 per cent below their respective 52-week highs, with a market cap erosion of ₹31.35 lakh crore in the same period.
As of Friday's close, OFSS shares are up 55 per cent on a year-to-date (YTD) basis, making it the best-performing stock in the worst-performing Nifty IT index.
Over a five- or 10-year view, if I were an Indian mutual fund investor, it makes sense to allocate half of your inflows into small- and mid-cap funds, Wood said.
The weakness in IT stocks was followed by the US Federal Reserve's decision to hike the key lending rate by 0.25 basis points to 3.75-4 per cent.
Indian IT stocks have been one of the biggest casualties of AI boom, having lost 21 per cent on a year-to-date basis.
n the IT basket, stocks registered declines in the range of 5-9 per cent. Based on the day's low, Coforge emerged as the biggest loser with an 8.7 per cent fall.
Coforge chairman OP Bhatt resigned after an internal audit into a board evaluation found concerns, including that material information about his own performance not fully disclosed to the board.
In the IT basket, stocks registered declines in the range of 2-4 per cent. Infosys emerged as the biggest loser with a 3.8 per cent fall.
Analysts believe stronger earnings visibility and company-specific growth drivers have managed to drive this outperformance.
So far this month, the IT index remains unchanged. In July, it recorded its best gain in six months following a 17 per cent rise.
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Brokerages JM Financial and Emkay Global maintained their 'ADD' ratings on TCS stock following the strategic deal announcement with Porsche.
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.
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.
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.
Technology stocks witnessed some profit-taking on Friday following a 19% rally in the Nifty IT index this July.