Infosys rally likely to be short-lived; tender shares in buyback: analysts

Another reason, analysts say, why the cheer may just be short-lived is the buyback offer. For Infosys to get back the trust of long-term investors, they will have to enunciate a business strategy soon

Infosys rallied 3% to Rs 988 levels on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in intra-day trade on Monday, after the its board appointed Salil S. Parekh as its chief executive officer and managing director (CEO & MD) for a period of five years effective January 2, 2018.

While markets gave a thumbs-up to the development, analysts say Infosys still has a long road to recovery. Parekh, they say, has his task cut out in terms of turning around the business at a time when the information technology (IT) sector is undergoing a transformation. That said, the appointment does end the market’s