ET Intelligence Group: HCL Technologies (HCLTech) on Friday delivered better-than-expected numbers for the December quarter helped by the ramp up in Verizon deal and buoyancy in the software licence and subscription business. The country’s third largest IT exporter reported the strongest sequential growth of 6% in dollar-denominated revenue, excluding the currency fluctuation effects (constant currency) … Read more
Mumbai: Indian stocks rose to fresh all-time closing levels on Friday led by a surge in information technology shares as investors judged the third-quarter earnings of sector leaders-TCS and Infosys-weren’t as adverse as expected. The optimism inspired markets to overlook the escalating tensions in the Red Sea, which caused a jump in oil prices to … Read more
Shares of IT major Infosys on Friday rallied up to 6.7% to the day’s high at Rs 1,594 on BSE as it reported decent results after back-to-back disappointments in recent quarters. Investors are betting that Q3 was the bottom for the earnings downgrade cycle for Infosys and the sector as the US macro becomes favourable … Read more
After IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys started the earnings season on Thursday, 18 companies will be announcing their December quarter results today. Street will be having its eyes fixed on results of HCL Technologies and Wipro. The other important results that will be tracked today include those from HDFC Life Insurance Company, … Read more
Brokerage firm InCred upgraded Infosys to an ADD post Q3 results, Morgan Stanley also upgraded TCS to overweight post Q3 results, Axis Capital maintained an ADD rating on Polycab and Jefferies has a buy rating on Macrotech Developers. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: InCred … Read more
Equity indices ended marginally higher on Thursday trimming most of their intra-day gains. The 30-share Sensex climbed 63 points to settle at 71,721, while the Nifty gained 28 points to end at 21,647. Stocks that were in focus included names like HCL Tech, which rose 0.02%, SBI Life, which fell 1.48%, and Apollo Hospitals, whose … Read more
Brokerage firm CLSA maintained a buy rating on RIL, Goldman Sachs downgraded ONGC, BPCL, and IOC. Jefferies has a buy rating on Godrej Consumer and Nuvama upgraded Infosys to buy ahead of Q3 results. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: CLSA on RIL: Buy| Target … Read more
The upward trend of Nifty is expected to persist in the near term, but the index may encounter resistance around 21,800-21,850 levels. Technical analysts suggest that a definitive move above 21,850-21,900 is necessary to unlock the next upside target of 22,200. Analysts recommend stocks like Axis Bank, Canara Bank, Divi’s Labs, Cipla, Coforge, Infosys, ITC, … Read more
In between hectic trading days, equity investors will have room for small breathers with four long weekends scheduled in the first three months of the current calendar year. In January, exchanges will remain closed on January 26 on account of Republic Day, which is falling on Friday. Hence, there will be three consecutive days off … Read more
Brokerage firm UBS upgraded Infosys and downgraded Wipro ahead of the December quarter results. JPMorgan upgraded TCS, Infosys as well as HCL Technologies. JPMorgan upgraded Tata Motors to overweight.We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: UBS on IT sector: Infosys, Wipro, TCS and HCL TechnologiesUBS upgraded … Read more
