The company announced acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Europe-based Com Tec Co IT (CTC) and 25 per cent stake in two insurtech platforms for a total of EUR 330 million (about Rs 2,800 crore).
EBIT margins for services (IT services+ ER&D) were down 190 bps on a QoQ basis.
TCS is heading towards Rs 4,200 followed by Infosys, which is moving in the direction of Rs 2,100
The three IT majors - Infosys, TCS and Wipro shall react to the Q3 earnings reported on Wednesday after market hours this morning.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 1 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively. Telecom stocks logged smart gains after telcos pitched for 90-95 per cent cut in 5G spectrum auction prices
Delta Corp will be in focus ahead of its Q3 earnings, the stock is also in F&O ban. HCC may come under pressure owing to debt default.
The stock was up 3% at Rs 3,979.90, trading close to its record high level of Rs 3,990 touched on October 8, 2021.
TCS likely to be in limelight ahead of Q3 results, share buyback plan; Airline shares may also be in focus amid slump in demand.
The October-December (Q3) quarter is expected to be another strong quarter for IT companies after strong performance witnessed in Q2FY22.
The major IT stocks like Infosys, LTI, Coforge continue to absorb selling pressure at the counters
Auto majors Maruti and Tata Motors are likely to be in focus today, the former for registering highest exports in a calendar year, and the latter for becoming the second largest PV seller in India.
In the past three months, TCS (up 2.5 per cent) has underperformed its peers Infosys (up 14 per cent), Wipro (13 per cent) and Tech Mahindra (30 per cent) by a wide margin.
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IT stocks were in demand on hopes of strong Q3 earnings post Accenture performance. 63 Moons has zoomed 117% this month, while stocks like CyberTech, Brightcom and D-Link have soared over 30% so far
The management had said the company is witnessing a robust demand environment resulting in strong order inflow and pipeline
IT and energy firms drove Indian shares higher, tracking upbeat global risk sentiment in the absence of major domestic triggers
In the past one week, the stock rallied 12 per cent when compared with a 2.8 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex
Shares of Ceinsys Tech were locked in the 20 per cent upper circuit for the second straight day, at Rs 253.25, hitting a record high on the BSE in Friday's trade
Till 09:26 am; around 8.15 million equity shares or 0.30 per cent stake of the company had changed hands on the NSE, the exchange data showed
In the past six trading days, Infosys has gained 7 per cent after Accenture reported strong results for the quarter ended November (Q1FY22) and also gave a strong FY22 outlook