Another reason, analysts say, why the cheer may just be short-lived is the buyback offer. For Infosys to get back the trust of long-term investors, they will have to enunciate a business strategy soon
Infosys could remain as a wealth protector in the Indian equity markets for a while and even beat the inflation rate quite consistently over the next two decades.
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Infosys has emerged unscathed from the untimely exit of high-profile chief executive officer (CEO) Vishal Sikka, if stock price performance is anything to go by. After dropping close to 15 per cent due to uncertainty created by Sikka's exit, the stock has recovered most of the lost ground.Shares of Infosys shares have gained nearly 16 per cent since August 21 (first trading day after Sikka announced his resignation). In comparison, the benchmark Nifty has gained seven per cent and other technology stocks including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro and HCL Tech have remained flat during the same period.While the Rs 13,000-crore buyback has provided some impetus to the stock, brokerages believe competitive edge over other peers is the main driver behind the rally. The gains have come even as the Bengaluru-based company is scouting for a full-time replacement of Sikka.Domestic brokerage Ambit says the Street need not worry about the new CEO -King as Infosys has strong portfolio ...
The stock was trading at its highest level since August 18, 2017, at Rs 1,011, up 2% on Friday, extending its Thursday's 2.6% gain on the BSE.
The IT bellwether has set the last date of settlement of bids on the stock exchange on Dec 26
The stock was up 3% at Rs 982 on the BSE in intra-day trade, its highest level since August 21, 2017.
The firm commissioned an independent forensic investigation on the allegations, raised by an anonymous whistle-blower
Nandan Nilekani took charge as non-executive chairman at board of Infosys after its first non-founder CEO Vishal Sikka quit in August citing 'continuous distractions'
Infosys is planning to set up multiple innovation hubs in the US, the largest export market for Indian IT services firms with its first centre in Indiana planning to hire over 2,000 local engineers to serve customers in the country.The Bengaluru-based IT major plans to replicate in the US a model it perfected in India of hiring thousands of freshers from campsuses, training and deploying them on projects for customers."Increasingly we are looking at how to create more innovation hubs in the US. We will be hiring 2000 people in Indiana (first innovation hub) to create local innovations. What we are realising is over the decade we have built deep capabilities in creating learning infrastructure, capacity building and that investment is very valuable," said Nandan Nilekani, chairman at Infosys here on Tuesday. "(We are) hiring people locally and will see how using our learning infrastructure we can do the capacity building for the future." Indian IT firms, which traditionally sent ...
Fast-growing digital services still form less than 20 per cent of their revenue
Infosys was trading 2% lower at Rs 927 on the BSE as compared to 0.21% decline in the S&P BSE Sensex and 0.48% fall in the sector index S&P BSE Information Technology at 10:47 AM.
"Second round will start after our results and we expect to complete the shareholders outreach either through meetings or through online questionnaire," Nilekani said
GST Council and GoM now face the challenge of reviewing invoice matching functionality of new indirect tax
Murthy is unhappy with the Infosys board being cleared by the new chairman of any alleged wrongdoing in the Panaya deal and the severance payout to former CFO Rajiv Bansal
The stock hit an intra-day high of Rs 944, bouncing back 3% from its early morning low of Rs 915 on the BSE
Infosys fixes record date for interim dividend
Infosys standalone net profit rises 2.96% in the September 2017 quarter
Infosys consolidated net profit rises 3.33% in the September 2017 quarter
The company is likely to announce its September quarter results on October 24