The Nifty IT Index is poised for a correction in the near term, as technical indicators signal an overbought condition
The Nifty IT Index is currently trading at 37,314.35. In the near term, the index appears to be range-bound, with the defined range between 37,525 and 37,050
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
Infosys, Wipro, Coforge, Persistent Systems, Mphasis and LTIMindtree rallied up to 6% on the NSE
The share was also the top gainer on both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Over the past few months, Infosys' stock has been consolidating within a narrow trading range, approximately between Rs 1,400 and Rs 1,450
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
Key factors, analysts believe, would be deal pipeline, pricing scenario, and outlook on growth, operating margins and products and platforms (P&P) business
FY25 outlook muted for the sector, say analysts
The latest inflation data in the US for January, which showed a surprise increase, has kept domestic IT stocks listless from last week
Shares of India's IT companies, which earn a significant share of their revenue from the U.S., surged 16.13% in the final two months of 2023, exceeding the benchmark Nifty 50's 13.9% gain
The Nifty IT index is likely to trade with a bullish bias as long as the index sustains above 36,950 levels, suggest the daily chart.
Banks, information technology firms and metals will lead India's stock rally, with some push from defence and renewables, a market expert said
Unlike the benchmark Nifty 50, the Nifty IT index is still over 9 per cent shy from its summit. Among the frontline stocks, Infosys, TCS and Wipro look fairly placed on the charts.
At 10:12 AM, Nifty IT index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up 2.7 per cent
Wipro Q2 results review: The stock took a hit and fell up to 4 per cent intra-day as brokerages lowered earnings estimates and trimmed price targets
TCS Q2 results: There is limited visibility on demand recovery for the second half of FY24; Rs 17,000 crore buyback quantum is also below Street expectations, said analysts
Nirmal Bang analysts suggest investors use the gains to pare positions if overweight, especially in the tier-2 IT pack
TCS continues to witness robust demand for cloud migration, digital engineering, product innovation, and enterprise application solutions, according to analysts
In the recently concluded quarter, the company's revenue declined 4.1 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to Rs 13,159 crore, as against Street estimate of flat QoQ growth