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Integration challenges, valuations key hurdles for LTI Mindtree investors

Centrum Research believes that the company has sufficient operating levers that will help it report a higher margin in FY25 vs FY24

Tech Mahindra to merge two US-based subsidiaries to optimise costs

IT services and consultation company Tech Mahindra said it plans to merge its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Born Group and Tech Mahindra (Americas), to synergise business operations, optimise operational cost, and reduce compliance risks. The merger is subject to regulatory approvals in the country of incorporation. According to a regulatory filing, the appointed date of the plan of merger is April 1, 2024. "A Plan of Merger of Born Group, Inc., a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of the Company with its parent company viz. Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc., a wholly-owned material subsidiary of the Company, has been approved by the respective companies on Friday, 22nd March 2024," the company said. While BORN specializes in providing Brand strategy, visual design, brand identity exploration, and more for digital products, mobile apps, and physical products in the US, TMA provides computer consulting, programming support services and IT Management & Consulting Services. Tech Mahindra

Mcap of 5 of top-10 firms hit Rs 1.97 trn; TCS, Infosys biggest losers

The combined market valuation of five of the 10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 1,97,958.56 crore last week, with IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys taking the biggest hit amid volatile trends in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 188.51 points or 0.25 per cent. The market valuation of TCS tanked Rs 1,10,134.58 crore to Rs 14,15,793.83 crore, the most among the top 10 firms. The valuation of Infosys tumbled Rs 52,291.05 crore to Rs 6,26,280.51 crore. IT stocks fell on Friday after tech giant Accenture lowered its revenue forecast for the sector for the 2023-24 fiscal. Hindustan Unilever's market valuation fell by Rs 16,834.82 crore to Rs 5,30,126.53 crore and that of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) declined by Rs 11,701.24 crore to Rs 5,73,266.17 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of HDFC Bank dipped Rs 6,996.87 crore to Rs 10,96,154.91 crore. However, the valuation of Reliance Industries Limited jumped Rs 49,152.89 crore to reach Rs

TCS signs 7-year deal to transform IT infrastructure for Denmark's Ramboll

TCS will provide services to manage Ramboll's Cloud and data centres, application development, maintenance

TCS sets up Pace Port in London to promote business, tech collaboration

Seventh such international facility the Indian IT services company has set up

Markets feel weight of TCS stake sale; Sensex YTD returns turn negative

The Sensex fell 736 points, or 1.01 per cent, to close at 72,012

TCS BaNCS selected by Central Bank in US for core technology modernisation

Central Bank manages more than $20 billion in assets, serving more than 150 locations in 78 communities throughout Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, and Oklahoma

TCS slips 3% after 21 mn shares change hands in block deals on BSE

At 09:15 am; around 20.93 million equity shares representing 0.58 per cent of total equity of TCS changed hands on the BSE, the exchange data showed.

Tata Sons to sell 23.4 mn TCS shares worth Rs 9,362 crore in block deal

Over the past year, TCS shares have gained nearly 33 per cent, slightly outperforming the Nifty50 index, which has risen 30 per cent

TCS likely to offer 7-8% average salary hike to offsite employees

TCS' attrition rate has been normalising, standing at 13.3 per cent for the third quarter of FY24, down from 14.9 per cent in the previous quarter

TCS announces deal to 'transform' Danish firm Nuuday's IT infrastructure

Multi-million dollar agreement involves Nuuday's IT infrastructure being shifted to Cloud platform of TCS

Mcap of 7 of most valued firms at Rs 65,302 cr; TCS, ICICI biggest gainers

The combined market valuation of seven of the top 10 most valued firms climbed Rs 65,302.5 crore last week, with Tata Consultancy Services and ICICI Bank emerging as the biggest gainers. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 663.35 points or 0.90 per cent, and the Nifty jumped 165.7 points or 0.74 per cent. Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE conducted a special trading session in the equity and equity derivative segments on Saturday to check their preparedness to handle major disruption or failure at the primary site. From the top-10 pack, TCS, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Bharti Airtel, Hindustan Unilever and ITC were the gainers, while Reliance Industries, Infosys and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI) faced erosion from their market capitalisation (mcap). The market valuation of TCS climbed Rs 19,881.39 crore to Rs 14,85,912.36 crore. ICICI Bank added Rs 15,672.82 crore, taking its valuation to Rs 7,60,481.54 crore. The market valuation of State B

UBS upgrades TCS to 'Buy', sees 15% upside in stock; here's why

We see enough drivers to believe TCS can deliver industry-leading growth and margins among peers in FY25, the brokerage said

Reliance Industries most valuable Indian company: Hurun Global 500 2023

The two companies that saw the highest valuation gain were Microsoft and Nvidia. Both of these are associated with the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT

Oxford terminates deal with TCS after technical glitch in admission test

The Oxford University has terminated its deal with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) after students experienced technical glitches while taking online admission test for the institution. "Following the technical problems experienced by some candidates during the delivery of this year's online admissions tests by a new provider, TCS will not be involved in the delivery of Oxford admissions tests going forward," a spokesperson for the university said. Thousands of students from across the world appear for test to get admitted to Oxford every year. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes through 30 colleges across the UK. Prominent Indians who studied at Oxford include former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh. In April 2023, the UK-based institution selected TCS iON, the learning and assessments-focused unit of TCS, for conducting the admission tests, replacing Cambridge Admissions Assessment Testing. The university attributed complaints by candida

IT giant TCS looks to double staff in France over next three years

TCS is aiming to double staff in France over the next three years as it sees handsome business growth in the European country, a senior official said on Thursday. At present, the largest Indian IT services company employs 1,600 people in France across four major centres in the country. France is among the fastest growing markets in Europe for TCS, growing much faster than the numbers it reports for the continent, its head of European business, Sapthagiri Chapalapalli, told PTI. Chapalapalli said TCS has been present in France for over three decades now and right now, it feels that the bulk of the groundwork is ready for a faster growth of the business going ahead. The business in France will "multiply" from here on by growing at an accelerated pace courtesy building blocks which have been put in place, he said. It has been working with 80 French clients across all major sectors which are key to the local economy and also runs an innovation centre in Paris. A bulk of its 1,600 sta

BFSI will bottom out by next qtr; FY25 should be better: TCS MD & CEO

'It will take about four to eight quarters for GenAI to be substantial part of revenue'

Q3 results: UK drives growth for TCS in seasonally 'slow' quarter

Revenues for the quarter at Rs 60,583 crore were up 4 per cent Y-o-Y and 1.7 per cent in constant currency. On a sequential basis, revenue was up 1.5 per cent

TCS Q3FY24 results: Net profit up 2% to Rs 11,058 cr, revenue up 4%

TCS Q3FY24 results: The IT major also reported a net attrition of 13.3 per cent and said will continue hiring from colleges

IT firms may report soft Q3 as higher furloughs to weigh on revenue growth

Indian IT companies are expected to report a "soft" third quarter with higher-than-usual furloughs weighing on revenue growth, industry watchers said cautioning that demand outlook commentary is likely to be unchanged as clients continue to scrutinise discretionary spends and prioritise cost optimisation. The big earnings week for tech heavyweights is up ahead, with the top tier IT companies slated to announce their December quarter numbers this week. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys will declare their Q3FY24 report card on January 11 (Thursday) and Wipro and HCL Technologies on January 12 (Friday). All eyes will be on management commentary from the IT pack on prevailing customer sentiments across BFSI, and technology services, as well as demand scenario panning out in key markets of the US and Europe. "We expect IT companies to report soft quarter-on-quarter constant currency revenue growth in Q3FY24 due to higher-than-usual furloughs for most companies in our coverage