Despite being an early mover in Odisha's IT growth, Wipro has been slow in expanding its Bhubaneswar centre for which it had been leased out 26 acres at an IT park in the city
This will be the third such buyback by the Bengaluru-headquartered firm
Foundation to receive economic benefits of 67% stake
The company however, did not disclose further details of the transaction
The company has divested or rejigged four such units, the latest being the sale of two of its cloud-based personnel resource solutions to US-based Alight Solutions
Workday and Cornerstone OnDemand were part of Wipro's $500 million acquisition of Appirio in 2016.
The company already has 1,200 IT professionals working in Saudi Arabia
Wipro in November 2018 had filed an application with the Sebi to seek exemption from the strict enforcement of the buyback norms for the merger of its four wholly-owned subsidiaries with itself
IT firm pursues localisation drive in US, Europe and Australia, also doubles campus hiring in India this year with demand uptick
The stock was up 2% at Rs 353, trading at its highest level since March 8, 2000 on the BSE.
While there was no change in demand trends, Wipro's guidance factors potential impact from the ongoing macro uncertainties in the US and Europe, observe analysts at Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
The stock was up 1.5% at Rs 341 trading close to its 52-week high of Rs 344 hit on December 13, 2018 on the BSE in intra-day trade.
The stock rallied 6 per cent to Rs 332 on the BSE after the company announced that its board will consider bonus issue of shares in its meeting on January 17-18, 2019.
Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and HCL Technologies have announced buyback of shares in the current financial year for the second consecutive time.
Partners with global giants Rockwell, Mitsubishi to build $100-mn business from automation solutions
Wipro's new automotive innovation center will develop and showcase cutting-edge solutions
The company is also making efforts to commercialise Li-Fi technology in India, wherein lights beam internet connectivity
Revenues in line backed by Alight deal
Overall, we are quite happy with our order book momentum as well as the quality and type of deals we are signing, he added
Wipro has previously said uncertainty around Obamacare has pushed healthcare insurance clients to defer major investments