In the past four weeks, the BSE IT index has outperformed the market by surging 12 per cent, as compared to a 6.4 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex
Weak rupee, recovery in US, lower valuations and domestic market volatility are tailwinds
TCS board will consider the declaration of a third interim dividend to the equity shareholders
Digital acceleration, large deal wins, client mining, market share gains and margin improvement remain key long term drivers for IT sector, according to analysts
The broader market, too, gained in the trade though it underperformed the frontline indices.
Most IT stocks have seen sharp correction post Q2 results. However, the medium-term outlook stays bullish as per their respective technical charts.
Over the last 3 months, the Nifty IT index has gained a whopping 35 per cent, almost 6 times the rise in the Nifty50
Thus far in the month of July, the Nifty IT index has outperformed the market by surging 19 per cent as against Nifty 50 index which was up 8.25 per cent during the same period
The rally was mostly due to positive global cues that saw the US markets close firm on Monday on hope of an economic recovery after a successful early-stage trial of a coronavirus vaccine
HDFC Bank slipped over 1 per cent to Rs 882 after global brokerage house Bernstein downgraded the stock to 'unerperform' and sharply slashed the target price to Rs 750 from Rs 1,400 earlier
Gains from the corporate tax cut last month, they believe, are likely to be offset by lower sales volume and revenue contraction in key sectors such as automobiles, energy, metals, and mining.
Currently, the 100-DMA is witnessing resistance as the price could not procure follow-up buying.
Nifty IT index was up 1.1% as compared to 1.5% decline in the benchmark Nifty50 index at 01:33 pm.