At 10:12 AM on Friday, the Nifty IT index was the top sectoral gainer, up 2.8%. Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Infosys and TCS surged up to 7% amid Q2 earnings cheer.
In the past four trading days, Nifty IT index outperformed the market by gaining 5.6% as against a 1.2% rise in the Nifty 50.
TCS reported a net profit of ₹13,884 crore for Q2FY27, up 14.9 per cent year-on-year from ₹12,075 crore in Q2FY26. Revenue for the company grew 11.2 per cent in reported terms at ₹73,188 crore
Hitesh Tailor, technical analyst at Choice Broking flags that the TCS stock trades below key EMAs on the daily and weekly charts, and expects strong resistance between ₹2,250-2,330 levels.
Stocks to watch today: Anand Rathi, Canara Robeco, Can Fin Homes, and Poonawalla Fincorp are among the companies slated to post their Q2 results today.
TCS Q2 results: Analysts expect large IT companies, such as TCS, to lag mid-tier firms amid macro uncertainty, AI-led productivity and increased competition.
TCS Q2 results date, dividend announcement: TCS will declare its Q2 results on Oct 8. Besides, TCS could also recommend an interim dividend. TCS has set Oct 14 as the dividend record date
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 has underperformed in September, falling over 11%, as against a 6% decline in the Nifty 50.
Stocks to buy today: The overall setup remains constructive, and MCX appears poised for the next leg of up move and potential new highs, says Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking.
IT stocks rallied on Friday after Nvidia's strong revenue forecast reinforced optimism around the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
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.
A sentiment knock across the pack was the realistic expectation, said Anirudh Garg, Fund Manager and Partner, INVasset PMS, with the magnitude inversely proportional to succession clarity.
Virat Jagad, technical research analyst at Bonanza identifies key support and resistance levels in 5 prominent Tata group stocks amid Tata Sons chairman Chandrasekaran's resignation on Wednesday.
Most of the group stocks such as TCS, Titan, Tata Communications and Tata Motors PV traded with cuts of up to 4 per cent in intraday deals on Wednesday.
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.
Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking explains that stock prices were seeing adjustments following a variation in behaviour during the closing auction session on the BSE and NSE on Monday.
Technology stocks witnessed some profit-taking on Friday following a 19% rally in the Nifty IT index this July.
Thus far in the month of July, the Nifty IT index rallied 15 per cent, as compared to 0.6 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.