IT stocks dazzle in a weak market on Accenture's stellar earnings show; Govt mulls changes in law to cut govt stake in PSU banks
Accenture reported strong revenue in Q1FY22 and upgraded its annual guidance by a massive 700bps as it continues to gain from demand for Cloud transformation.
Equity indices eked out modest gains on Thursday after a four-session losing streak, in tandem with an upmove in global markets despite a hawkish tilt by the US Federal Reserve. A rebounding rupee also bolstered sentiment, though unabated selling by foreign institutional investors capped the upside, traders said. After a choppy session, the 30-share BSE Sensex closed 113.11 points or 0.20 per cent higher at 57,901.14. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty inched up 27 points or 0.16 per cent to 17,248.40. Bajaj Finance led the Sensex gainers' chart with a jump of 2.61 per cent, followed by Infosys, Titan, Reliance Industries, HCL Tech, M&M and Nestle India. In contrast, Maruti, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Auto, Sun Pharma, IndusInd Bank and SBI were among the laggards, slipping up to 1.51 per cent. "Domestic bourses closed flat with a mild positive bias despite an upbeat economic outlook by the US Fed. Domestic weakness was due to FII selling and moderation in retail activity," said Vinod Nair,
Bank shares may be in focus as RBI proposes to introduce revised norms for banks for setting aside capital for operational risks
Expleo Solutions has rallied 15 per cent in intraday trade so far, and hit a new high at Rs 1,746 on the BSE
As per analysts, institutions seem to be on a buying spree for IT, Banks, Capital Goods, and FMCG stocks
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Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 109 points on Tuesday due to losses in index major Reliance Industries, Tata Steel and ICICI Bank amid a muted trend in global markets. The 30-share index ended 109.40 points or 0.18 per cent lower at 60,029.06 with 16 of its constituents closing in red. The broader NSE Nifty fell by 40.70 points or 0.23 per cent to 17,888.95 as metal, IT and energy stocks declined. Tata Steel was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 3 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, IndusInd Bank and Reliance Industries. On the other hand, Maruti, NTPC, Titan, SBI and L&T were among the gainers. Sectorally, BSE metal, energy, basic materials, oil and gas and healthcare indices fell up to 1.93 per cent, while realty, consumer durables and auto index ended with gains. Metal, oil and commodity stocks dragged, fuelled by profit booking while realty, PSU bank and consumer durables made frail attempts at lifting the indices, analysts said. Broader midcap an
All eyes now on US Fed meet this week, say analysts
Strong deal wins are likely to keep revenue growth elevated
HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, TCS and Sun Pharma were among the laggards
Brokerage Sharekhan pegs Wipro's September quarter revenue at Rs 19,444 crore over Rs 15,114.50 crore posted in the corresponding quarter a year ago
Stock market Live: The Nifty Realty rose nearly 3 per cent, while Nifty IT was up 1.6 per cent
The Nifty IT index surged over 2 per cent in early trade on Friday as against a 0.48 per cent rise in the benchmark Nifty50 index
Mining giant Vedanta on Thursday said it will delist its American depositary shares and concentrate all trading of its equity shares on the BSE and NSE
Analysts bullish over near-to-medium term
While Wipro does show some weakness, the overall trend, so far, has not been dented by the selling pressure
The Sensex advanced 166.96 points or 0.29 per cent to its new closing record of 58,296.91. It touched an all-time high of 58,515.85 during the session
Saion Mukherjee says the market is already factoring in earnings recovery from the June 2021 quarter