Infosys slips 6% post Q3 results, drags down Nifty IT index
Infosys shares tumbled close to 6% on Friday as the company’s muted outlook after its third-quarter results prompted investors to cut their bets. “While Infosys reported decent numbers, the management expects a muted fourth quarter which led to the slide in the stock,” said Dharmesh Kant, head of research, Cholamandalam Securities. “Given that Infosys was…
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Why stock market is falling today: Sensex falls over 400 pts; Nifty below 23,200
Indian blue-chip equity indices, Sensex and Nifty50, fell on Friday, dragged down by drops in IT company Infosys and private lender Axis Bank following their quarterly results. The BSE Sensex was trading 430 points, or 0.56%, lower at 76,612. The Nifty50 was down 112 points, or 0.48%, trading at 23,199 around 12:10 am. Why is…
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Sensex slips over 200 points, Nifty below 24,450; financial and bank stocks drag
Indian blue-chip equity indices, the Sensex and Nifty50, reversed their early gains and traded in the red on Friday. While IT stocks gained after TCS met its quarterly profit estimates, the gains were offset by declines in index heavyweight Reliance Industries and banking and financial stocks. The BSE Sensex was trading 217 points, or 0.28%,…
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TCS shares in focus as co sells 30% stake in South African arm worth Rs 28 crore to comply with norms
Shares of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will be in focus after the company announced that it has entered into an agreement with Isisekelo Sethu Trust to sell and dispose off 30% of shares worth Rs 28 crore (ZAR 60 million) held by TCS Africa in TCS SA to comply with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment…
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RIL, IT stocks power Sensex 1,300 pts higher ahead of MPC outcome, Nifty tops 24,800
Indian headline equity indices scaled higher for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday, driven by gains in the index heavyweight Reliance Industries and IT stocks, with investors awaiting the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) rate decision on Friday. The BSE Sensex surged 1,300 points to trade above 82,200. Meanwhile, Nifty50 was above 24,800 level. TCS,…
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RIL, TCS among top stocks mutual funds have bought over last 3 months – Portfolio rejig
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LTIMindtree, Wipro, and other IT stocks crack up to 5% amid Powell’s indication of slower rate cuts
Shares of Indian IT companies came under pressure during Monday’s trading session following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday. Powell suggested that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to slow down interest rate cuts in the coming months, citing persistent inflation and the need to monitor its trajectory before making further decisions….
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This Nifty stock with most number of bonus issues may reward investors again
IT services company Wipro will consider issuing bonus shares to investors when its board will meet to approve second quarter results. If declared, this will be the 14th time the Bengaluru-based company will be handing out bonus shares to investors, which is the highest for any Nifty company. Wipro first issued bonus shares to investors…
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IT stocks surge up to 26% in 3 months; Infosys, Coforge, TCS among top brokerage bets
IT stocks have outclassed most sectoral peers delivering aggregate 13% returns at an index level in the past 3 months. Midcap counter Coforge and Infosys are among the leaders in the pack with a lone exception in Wipro, which has seen its share price erode. Coforge tops the chart with 26% returns in the past…
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Ratan Tata years: Profit zoomed 51 times, market capitalization 33 times under his leadership
Tata Group patriarch Ratan Tata, who passed away last night at the age of 86, added enough zeros to the salt-to-software conglomerate’s balance sheets for revenues to pole-vault 46 times to Rs 4.75 lakh crore in his 21 years of chairmanship which ended in 2012. The tycoon took over the reins of the Tata Group…
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