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IT shares extend fall; Infosys nears 52-week low

Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Wipro and HCL Tech were down upto 7% in past two trading sessions.

Brokers trade at their computer terminals at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai. Photo: Reuters
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Brokers trade at their computer terminals at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai. Photo: Reuters

SI Reporter Mumbai
Shares of information technology (IT) companies were trading lower for the second straight day after a reform bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives mandating that the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders will be doubled to US$130,000.

Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tech Mahindra, Wipro and HCL Technologies were trading down in the range of 1% to 2% on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). All these stocks ended lower by up to 4% on Tuesday.

At 10:01 am; the Nifty IT index, the largest loser among sectoral indices, was down 2% as compared to

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