TCS meets estimates, but macro challenges persist; AI, genAI pipeline doubles
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) shares were trading 1.79 per cent higher at Rs 3979.90 per share on the BSE in Thursday's intraday trade
Information Technology major, Tata Consultancy Services is set to deliver its financial performance on Thursday July 11, 2024 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024-25 (Q1FY25)
IT company will also deploy GitHub Copilot for 5,000 developers, expecting a 35-40 per cent boost in productivity
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is expected to register a single-digit growth in revenue and profit for the April-June quarter of fiscal year 2024-25 (Q1FY25)
TCS results this week should show revenue growth picked up sequentially in the April-June quarter, consensus estimates show
Eight of the top-10 most valued firms together added Rs 1,83,290.36 crore in market valuation last week, with IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys emerging as the biggest gainers, in line with a rally in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 963.87 points, or 1.21 per cent. The market valuation of TCS jumped Rs 38,894.44 crore to Rs 14,51,739.53 crore, becoming the biggest gainer among the top-10 firms. Infosys added Rs 33,320.03 crore taking its valuation to Rs 6,83,922.13 crore. The valuation of Reliance Industries climbed Rs 32,611.36 crore to Rs 21,51,562.56 crore and that of ICICI Bank zoomed Rs 23,676.78 crore to Rs 8,67,878.66 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) rallied Rs 16,950.99 crore to Rs 6,42,524.89 crore and that of Hindustan Unilever surged Rs 16,917.06 crore to Rs 5,98,487.89 crore. The mcap of ITC went up by Rs 10,924.13 crore to Rs 5,41,399.95 crore. State Bank of India's valuation climb
Indian IT company sponsors 14 global running events that are attended by 600,000 runners
At Wipro, reports of sexual harassment complaints more than doubled in FY24, totalling 182 cases compared to 70 in FY23
On the previous day, US markets settled higher, with Nasdaq and S&P 500 reaching record highs
The case, filed by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) (now known as DXC Technology Company) against the company alleges misappropriation of its trade secrets
The company added that the platform approach allows organisations to rapidly adopt next-gen technologies at scale within regulatory frameworks and at lower costs
The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms declined by Rs 2,08,207.93 crore last week, with bellwether Reliance Industries, TCS and Infosys taking the biggest hit. While these three firms along with ITC, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank were the laggards, HDFC Bank and State Bank of India (SBI) emerged as gainers. Last week, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,449 points or 1.92 per cent. It rose by 75.71 points or 0.10 per cent to settle at 73,961.31 on Friday, snapping a five-day losing streak. The market capitalisation (mcap) of index heavyweight Reliance Industries plunged by Rs 67,792.23 crore to Rs 19,34,717.12 crore, while TCS mcap declined by Rs 65,577.84 crore to Rs 13,27,657.21 crore. The valuation of Infosys slumped by Rs 24,338.1 crore to Rs 5,83,860.28 crore, and that of ITC went lower by Rs 12,422.29 crore to Rs 5,32,036.41 crore. Mcap of LIC dropped by Rs 10,815.74 crore to Rs 6,40,532.52
Chandrasekaran also remarked that the reason for the rising number of cases is also because of higher awareness
The yearly remittance data shows a robust inclination among Indians towards international travel, with expenditures totalling $17 billion in FY24
In the domestic market, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded shares worth Rs 92.95 crore, on May 18. Meanwhile, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth Rs 152.87 crore
But a large chunk of firms representing the $200 billion industry says that the nature of work in future is going to be 'hybrid'
Traditional software companies' earnings and valuations are at risk because their business models are not evolving with the times, said Deven Choksey, managing director of DRChoksey FinServ Pvt
Companies realising that being 'AI mature is a marathon, not a sprint', it says
An overwhelming 81 per cent of chief executives and senior leaders have pitched for a global set of regulations and standards on artificial intelligence, a survey by TCS said on Wednesday. The survey of 1,300 leaders from companies having over USD 1 billion in revenue each was, however, not so clear on the impact of AI on jobs and showed mixed expectations. According to the survey, respondents have advocated ethical AI frameworks that guide responsible use, especially in sectors where AI decision-making impacts significant socio-economic factors like healthcare and finance. "Interestingly, an overwhelming 81 per cent of the leaders polled have asked for a more 'global' set of regulations and standards on AI," TCS chief executive K Krithivasan said in his foreword to the report. Only 4 per cent of the respondents in the survey carried out this year felt that it is too early or unnecessary to regulate AI, while 14 per cent said they prefer a "heterogeneous environment" of local ...