All that happened in the markets today
At 11:32 am, the S&P BSE IT index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up 1,003 points or 4.7 per cent at 22,233 points, as compared to 1.4 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex
The TCS board has approved a buyback amounting to Rs 16,000 crore; to buy back 53.3 million shares at Rs 3,000 apiece
Quantum of raise being worked out as firm becomes the first in IT space to announce pay increase
Wipro is the second mega Indian IT services firm to consider a buyback programme after market leader TCS
The company's revenue came in at Rs 40,135 crore, up 2.9 per cent YoY and 4.7 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis.
All that happened in the markets today
Buyback tax provision and steep valuations may deter companies still playing safe in the coronavirus pandemic, say analysts
According to analysts, the IT sector witnessed a good pick-up in demand for digital solutions resulting in improvement in the growth outlook for most of the companies.
The NQT will be conducted every quarter and the score will be valid for two years
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Near term price trajectory depends on buyback premium, Q2 show
In a seperate filing, TCS also informed that it will also consider share buyback proposal during its board meet to accept second-quarter results on Wednesday
Tata Group crown jewel's valuation highest in 15 years
According to ICICI Securities, Tier-1 IT companies will see revenue growth in the range of 1- 3.5 per cent in constant currency terms on a sequential basis.
At the bourses, the Nifty IT index hit a record high of 20,748 in intra-day trade on Monday, up 2.8 per cent at 20,677. In comparison, the Nifty50 index gained 1.2 per cent on the NSE
The board will meet on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 to consider share buyback proposal.
TCS will be considering a buyback of shares of the company at a board meeting to be held on October 7
Prior to the pandemic, the average organisation surveyed had only 9 per cent of its workforce working mostly from home
The CBDT said the new introduced TCS provisions would not apply to transactions in securities and commodities which are traded through recognized stock exchanges