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Nifty IT index recovers from 52-week low; TCS, HCL Tech, Wipro up over 1%

Nifty IT index was up 1.1% as compared to 1.5% decline in the benchmark Nifty50 index at 01:33 pm.

Brokers trade at their computer terminals at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai. Photo: Reuters
Brokers trade at their computer terminals at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai. Photo: Reuters
SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Nov 15 2016 | 2:35 PM IST
Shares of information technology (IT) companies rebound from their intra-day’s low and currently trading higher by up to 2% on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in an otherwise weak market.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, HCL Technologies and Infosys were up between 1% and 2% on the NSE.

At 01:33 pm, Nifty IT index, the second largest sectoral indices after Nifty PSU Bank index, was up 1.1% as compared to 1.5% decline in the benchmark Nifty50 index.

Nifty IT index trading at 9,542, rebound 2.6% from its 52-week low of 9,295 touched in intra-day trade on Tuesday. It hit an intra-day high of 9,551 so far.

In past one-month, the IT index had underperformed the market by falling 8% against 4.7% fall in the Nifty50 index till Friday.

TCS was up 1.6% at Rs 2,134, recovering 4% from its early morning low. The stock of India’s largest software services company hit a 52-week low of Rs 2,052 on the NSE in intra-day trade.

According to Choice Research, IT will be unaffected on Government’s move to abolish high-denomination notes.

However, the companies which are operating in digital and payment wallet software developing will get positively benefitted, the brokerage firm said in a note.
 

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First Published: Nov 15 2016 | 1:44 PM IST

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