The IT sector is on the cusp of a mild but possibly sustained recovery in client spending, and the impending rate cut cycle should add to the sector tailwinds, according to MOFSL.
After regaining their risk appetite, FPIs pumped money into consumer durables and information technology (IT) stocks. Power and metals stocks saw the maximum net outflows
"Indian IT services growth would continue to outpace the global market and other key geographies materially," said Prabhudas Lilladher
Among individual information technology stocks, LTIMindtree led the charts, soaring 7.76 per cent intraday at Rs 6,198 per share on the NSE
LTIMindtree stock was buzzing in trade on the bourses. The stock rallied as much as 3.61 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs 5,957 per share.
Shares of Tata Technologies fell nearly 3.4 per cent to touch an intra-day low of Rs 1,013 after nearly 12 million shares, worth around Rs 1,278 crore, changed hands in block deals on Tuesday.
Shares of RPSG Ventures were locked in upper circuit of 20 per cent at Rs 1,242.40, also its new all-time high. It has zoomed 66% in the past seven trading days.
The rise in the Cyient share price came after the company announced that it has incorporated Cyient Semiconductors Private Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary of the company.
On the bourses, Mphasis has rallied 26.7 per cent in the last three months, driven by expectations of interest rate cuts in the US and early signs of recovery in the US-BFS sector.
The rally in IT stocks came on the heels of a major drop in US jobless claims, which fell to 233,000 for the week ending August 3-the largest decline in nearly a year.
Prior to this, the IT sector was divided into software, services and hardware technology
Domestically, foreign institutional investors were net buyers on July 16, acquiring shares worth Rs 1,271.45 crore, whereas domestic institutional investors sold shares worth Rs 529.48 crore.
The equity segment, equity derivative segment, and SLB segment will remain closed for the entire day on July 17.
Why are stock markets rising: A large part of Friday's rally in Sensex, Nifty50 indices was led by information technology (IT) stocks
The uptick in stock price came after the company announced the strategic expansion of its semiconductor business with the establishment of a fully owned subsidiary
IT stocks outlook: TCS can potentially rally another 6 per cent from present levels; while Infosys, Wipro and LTIMindtree can rally up to 15%, suggest charts.
IT stocks today: TCS, Mphasis, Accelya Solutions India, Sonata Software, and Kellton Tech Solutions rose in the range of 3 per cent to 6 per cent
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is expected to register a single-digit growth in revenue and profit for the April-June quarter of fiscal year 2024-25 (Q1FY25)
Given the bottoming out of revenue growth rate, analysts expect the earnings per share (EPS) downgrade cycle to come to an end for the sector
The Nifty IT index has outperformed surging 14% in the last one month owing to the recent portfolio shift after the election outcome, and hope for a better calendar year 2025.