Despite the ongoing selloff and the global macroeconomic stress, analysts say that the IT sector still remains a preferred bet from a long-term perspective
The stock was tracking losses in global markets, as the US Fed raised interest rates an another 75 bps on Wednesday.
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On Wednesday, shares of TCS, Infosys, Coforge, Tech Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, L&T Technology Services and Mindtree were down in the range of 3 per cent to 5 per cent
Both indices ended the day off their intraday highs, with the Sensex finishing at 59,793, up 105 points or 0.18 per cent, while the Nifty50 at 17,833, up 35 points or 0.2 per cent
The information technology sector (IT), Jefferies believes, remains at significant risk of sell-off if the Nifty were to correct
In the past eight days, the Nifty IT index has slipped 10 per cent, as compared to 4 per cent decline in the Nifty 50 index
MindTree, Mphasis and Larsen & Toubro Infotech may rally up to 24 per cent, while Infosys needs to overcome its near-term hurdle for fresh gains.
Going ahead, brokerages believe that the margin headwinds like travel costs, wage inflation will continue to persist in Q2FY23 as well.
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Earlier in May, analysts at JP Morgan had downgraded the Indian IT sector citing growth concerns. Rising margin headwind in the near-term, JP Morgan had said then, was one of the key concerns.
The Nifty IT index tanked over 3 per cent in early trade on Monday when compared with a 0.5 per cent fall on the Nifty50 index
CLOSING BELL: L&T, PowerGrid, NTPC, ICICI Bank, DR Reddy's Labs, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Nestle India were the top large-cap gainers
Analysts expect EBIT margin to decline sequentially due to higher retention costs, wage revision, and increased travel costs. They peg margins in the range of 100 to 150 basis points (bps).
Shares of major IT stocks are trading near key support levels, if that breaks a severe downside seems imminent, indicate charts.
If not for RIL's steep correction, the index could have closed nearly 500 points higher
CLOSING BELL: Select IT, metals, and pharma stocks helped the headline indices recover from the day's low
CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty50, held the crucial 16,400-mark to shut shop at 16,416, down 153 points
Indian IT services sector is expected to benefit from digital transformation, particularly aided by cloud adoption.
The deterioration of the US corporate sector profitability would lead to tighter IT spending