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Infosys to HCL Tech, IT firms to see strong Q3 despite seasonal quirks

Broad-based demand for digital, higher discretionary spends to help firms

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Illustration by Binay Sinha

Shivani Shinde Mumbai
The October-December (Q3) quarter is generally a low season for the Indian IT services industry due to furloughs in its majority markets — the US and Europe.

But the third quarter of FY22 will be an exception owing to broad-based secular demand for high digital transformation expenditure and a greater discretionary spend.

Though the increased cost of hiring, rising salaries, and lower working-days may affect margins, many analysts say a falling rupee in relation to the dollar can help.

Vikas Ahuja and Ashish Agarwal of Antique Stock broking in their report said: “We expect most of the companies to report margin expansion in

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