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<ul><li><keyword id="19896382" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sensex" source="keywords">Sensex</keyword> and <keyword id="19896381" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nifty" source="keywords">Nifty</keyword> opened in the green and climbed in early trade.</li><li>The increase was reported amid buying in IT and <keyword id="20193591" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bank-stocks" source="keywords">bank stocks</keyword>.</li><li>Tata Steel, Power Grid, Axis Bank, JSW Steel, Reliance and NTPC were the laggards.</li></ul>Equity benchmark indices rallied in early trade on Tuesday amid buying in IT and bank stocks along with a sharp cut in Brent crude oil prices. The BSE Sensex climbed 327.39 points to 82,300.44 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 84.1 points to 25,212.05. Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Mahindra &amp; Mahindra, Titan, Bajaj Finance, <keyword id="20032279" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HCL-Technologies" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HCL Technologies" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HCL Technologies">HCL Technologies</keyword> and ICICI Bank were among the major gainers. From the blue-chip pack, Tata Steel, Power Grid, Axis Bank, JSW Steel, Reliance and NTPC were the laggards. IT services major HCL Technologies on Monday reported a 10.51% increase in consolidated net profit to ₹4,235 crore in the July-September quarter of FY25, as the company raised the lower band of its growth guidance on the back of better-than-expected performance. Reliance Industries on Monday reported a 5% fall in the July-September quarter net profit as weak oil refining and petrochemical business hurt operational performance. "The sharp cut in Brent crude by 3% is a macro positive for India, but CPI inflation for September coming worse-than-expected at 5.49% is a concern...," said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. Soaring vegetable prices pushed the retail inflation rate to a nine-month high of 5.49% in September, according to government data released on Monday. Global oil benchmark Brent crude dropped 2.98% to $75.15 a barrel. In <keyword id="20155107" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Asian-markets" source="keywords">Asian markets</keyword>, Seoul and Tokyo were quoting in the positive territory while Shanghai and Hong Kong traded lower. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹3,731.59 crore on Monday, according to exchange data. However, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought equities worth ₹2,278.09 crore. "Even though FIIs continue to sell, the intensity of their selling has come down reducing the pressure on largecaps," Vijayakumar added. The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 591.69 points or 0.73% to settle at 81,973.05 on Monday. The Nifty climbed 163.70 points or 0.66% to 25,127.95. "The Nifty continues to show resilience, with bullish momentum supported by positive global market trends and strong Q2 earnings from HCL Tech," Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, said. With inputs from PTI. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-ipad-mini-with-a17-pro-chip-launched-starting-at-49900/articleshow/114259209.cms">Apple iPad mini with A17 Pro chip launched starting at ₹49,900</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/global-smartphone-shipments-record-4-growth-in-q3-2024-samsung-leads-the-market/articleshow/114241402.cms">Global smartphone shipments record 4% growth in Q3 2024, Samsung leads the market</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/hyundai-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/114235421.cms">Hyundai IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a>

Sensex, Nifty climb in early trade on buying in IT, bank stocks

<ul><li>Stock markets opened marginally up on Monday, starting the week on a cautious note.</li><li>Experts noted that the effect of the Chinese stimulus and <keyword id="20064250" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="geopolitical-risks" source="keywords">geopolitical risks</keyword> in <keyword id="19991358" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-markets" source="keywords">Indian markets</keyword> is slowing.</li><li><keyword id="19896380" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reliance-Industries" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Reliance Industries" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Reliance Industries">Reliance Industries</keyword>, <keyword id="20032279" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HCL-Technologies" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HCL Technologies" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HCL Technologies">HCL Technologies</keyword> and Angel One are the major companies set to announce their quarterly results today.</li></ul>On Monday, the stock markets started the week cautiously, with both indices showing small gains. The <keyword id="19896381" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nifty" source="keywords">Nifty</keyword> index went up by 59.20 points and opened at 25,023. The BSE <keyword id="19896382" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sensex" source="keywords">Sensex</keyword> index also did well, going up by 0.24% or 195 points to open at 81,576.93. Experts say that the Chinese stimulus and the world's politics are having less of an effect on Indian markets. But the upcoming US presidential election is making the world more volatile, so the markets won't be able to relax anytime soon. "Chinese stimulus boost is wearing thin but Indian markets are not benefitting for now. Earnings will be drivers of the Indian markets this week. The geopolitical risks have reduced slightly with a relatively calm weekend in the Middle East. October has played out to the US Presidential cycle historical performance. Expect more volatility going into the tight US race and a relief rally post the Nov 5th vote" said Ajay Bagga, Banking and Market Expert. The equity market experienced a surge in prices today, with all sectors demonstrating a positive trend from the outset. Nifty Media emerged as the standout performer, registering a significant increase of 0.55% at the opening bell. Investors are advised to closely monitor the performance of Reliance Industries, HCL Technologies, Angel One, and Alok Industries. These companies are scheduled to release their quarterly financial results later today. "Nifty continues to remain in a range of 24800 to 25200. However, FIIs long continue to be at 36% indicating the rise of net shorts which can see a selling pressure in indices at resistances. For any short covering in Nifty, it has to cross the 25300+ level for the same. However, were the support of 24800/24750 to break, a fresh round of selling can be witnessed towards the 24500/24300 range" said Soni Patnaik, AVP, Derivatives Research Analyst, JM Financial Services. In other Asian markets on Monday, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down by 1.21%, along with Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted, which was also down marginally. South Korea's KOSPI index gained 1% at the time of filing this report. <h2>FPIs turn net seller in October</h2>Foreign investors turned net sellers in October, withdrawing shares worth ₹58,711 crore in the month so far owing to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, a sharp rise in crude oil prices, and the strong performance of the Chinese market. The outflow came following a nine-month high investment of ₹57,724 crore in September. Looking ahead, global factors such as geopolitical developments and the future direction of interest rates will play a crucial role in determining the flow of foreign investments into the Indian equity markets, as per Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director, Manager Research, Morningstar Investment Research India. The geopolitical crisis has also led to a sharp rise in Brent crude oil prices from $69 per barrel on Sep 10 to $79 per barrel on Oct 10, which poses inflationary risks and increases the fiscal burden for India, he added. With inputs from agencies. 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Nifty, Sensex open with gain: experts note reduction of geopolitical risks on markets

<ul><li>Amid positive trends in global markets, <keyword id="19991358" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-markets" source="keywords">Indian markets</keyword> opened with gains on Monday.</li><li>This comes after the Indian markets lost over 4% in the last week.</li><li>The <keyword id="20641216" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nifty-50" source="keywords">Nifty 50</keyword> opened at 25,084.10 points, surging by 69.50 points, while the <keyword id="19950208" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BSE-Sensex" source="keywords">BSE Sensex</keyword> opened at 81,852.01, with a gain of 163.56 points.</li></ul>On Monday, the Indian stock market got off to a great start, following the positive trend in markets around the world. Last week, the Indian market had a bad week, losing more than 4%. The Nifty 50 index started strong, reaching 25,084.10 points. This was a gain of 69.50 points, which is a 0.28% increase. The BSE Sensex also had a good start, opening at 81,852.01 points. This was a gain of 163.56 points, or 0.20%. Market experts think that the Indian market will likely continue to do well this week. But there are a few things that could make the market less certain, like geopolitical tensions and the start of the earnings season. "We are expecting better Indian markets this week, with a contingent condition that the Middle East conflict does not expand further. Earnings start later in the week, and hopefully, markets will have to contend with analysing economic news breaks rather than the burgeoning geopolitical risk that has become standard fare since the Oct 7th, 2023 attack on innocent civilians" said Ajay Bagga, Banking and Market Expert. Among the sectoral indices, Nifty IT surged more than 1% during opening, with major IT companies, including TCS, set to announce their quarterly results this week. Nifty IT was followed by Nifty Metal in gains, with the latter rising by more than 0.9% at the time of filing this report. In the list of top gainers, <keyword id="19896958" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ITC" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="ITC" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="ITC">ITC</keyword>, Trent, and <keyword id="19950207" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HCL-Tech" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HCL Tech" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HCL Tech">HCL Tech</keyword> emerged as leaders in Nifty 50, while Titan, Hindustan Unilever, and Britannia were among the top losers. "The near-term uptrend for Nifty 50 has sharply turned down, with support at around 25,000. A potential minor bounce early this week, yet caution against holding long positions due to market volatility. A decisive move below 25,000 could trigger further declines towards 24,500" said Varun Aggarwal, MD, Profit Idea. The other Asian markets also rallied on Monday, Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged more than 1.8% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng up by 1.2%. The markets of South Korea and Taiwan also gained more than 1% at the time of filing this report. With inputs from ANI. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/september-auto-sales-automakers-report-a-decline-mahindra-and-mahindra-overtakes-tata-motors/articleshow/113925972.cms">September Auto sales – Automakers report a decline, Mahindra and Mahindra overtakes Tata Motors</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/ola-electric-continues-to-lose-market-share-as-bajaj-auto-and-tvs-motor-gain/articleshow/113900252.cms">Ola Electric continues to lose market share as Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor gain</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/airtel-is-using-ai-powered-technology-to-block-spam-calls-and-messages/articleshow/113691942.cms">Airtel is using AI-powered technology to block spam calls and messages</a>

Nifty Sensex breaks five-session losing trend, experts predict positive outlook this week

<keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword> is planning a <keyword id="22964001" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="repairability-index" source="keywords">repairability index</keyword> for <keyword id="20016418" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mobile-phones" source="keywords">mobile phones</keyword> and electronic products to address the growing <keyword id="19932462" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="e-waste" source="keywords">e-waste</keyword> problem and encourage manufacturers to produce more easily repairable items, officials said on Thursday. The <keyword id="20026051" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Consumer-Affairs-Ministry" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Consumer Affairs Ministry" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Consumer Affairs Ministry">Consumer Affairs Ministry</keyword> is spearheading the initiative, which will provide a score on key parameters to inform consumers about the ease with which a product can be repaired, the officials said at a national workshop on the issue. Addressing the workshop, <keyword id="20003684" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="consumer-affairs" source="keywords">Consumer Affairs</keyword> Secretary Nidhi Khare said: "As India emerges as the third largest economy in the world, we should have a vibrant and tech-savvy repair system." She also added, "India can become a repair hub for the world." The proposed index will be similar to initiatives in other countries, such as France's repairability index. It will rate products on criteria including availability of technical documents, ease of disassembly, spare parts availability and pricing. The workshop was aimed at establishing a consensus among industry stakeholders on "key parameters for accessing and evaluating repairability index" besides promoting longevity in product design, and democratizing repair information to enhance consumer experiences in reusing the mobile and <keyword id="19896834" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="electronics" source="keywords">electronics</keyword> products they own. Additional Secretary Bharat Khera emphasized the need for transparent and affordable repair solutions, increased consumer awareness, and support for local repairers. Joint Secretary Anupam Mishra highlighted concerns about the lack of genuine spare parts in local markets, compatibility issues with product components, and the absence of information for consumers to repair their own devices. He also mentioned that the Repairability Index of France rates products on five criteria, while the EU has additional parameters. <keyword id="20032279" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HCL-Technologies" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HCL Technologies" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HCL Technologies">HCL Technologies</keyword> Founder Ajai Chowdhry called for legislation to drive change. "Today, most products are not repairable. We need to design products which can be repaired.... Unless we create a law, things will not change," he said. The government has already launched a <keyword id="22964002" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Right-to-Repair-Portal" source="keywords">Right to Repair Portal</keyword>, with 63 companies onboard, including 23 from the mobile and electronics sector. India is the third largest electronic waste producer globally after China and the US. The initiative aims to reduce e-waste, promote <keyword id="20128078" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sustainable-practices" source="keywords">sustainable practices</keyword>, and create opportunities for third-party repairers in India's growing electronics market.

India plans repairability index for mobile, electronics to tackle e-waste

IT giant <keyword id="19950207" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="HCL-Tech" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HCL Tech" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HCL Tech">HCL Tech</keyword> declared its <keyword id="22373996" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Q1FY25" source="keywords">Q1FY25</keyword> results today. The company's revenue for the quarter stood at Rs 28,057 crore, registering a 1.6% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline and a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 6.7%. The company's <keyword id="20387237" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="EBIT" source="keywords">EBIT</keyword> (earnings before interest and tax) was Rs 4,795 crore, down 4.4% QoQ but up 7.5% YoY. The company also declared an <keyword id="397990" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-dividend" source="Orion">interim dividend</keyword> of Rs 12 per share, making April–June 2024 the 86th consecutive quarter where the company paid out dividends. The company's net income also jumped from Rs 3,534 crore in June 2023 to Rs 4,257 crore in June, 2024. The company's new deals secured during the quarter, or total contract value (TCV), were around $1,960 million. Its employee workforce as of June 30th, 2024, stood at 2,19,401. The company let go of 8,080 employees during the quarter. However, its attrition rate came down to 12.8% during the quarter, down from 16.3% in Q1 FY24. At the close of trade today, HCL Tech's stock was trading at Rs 1,561.75, up by 3.30%. The company's operating cash flows (OCF) for the quarter stood at $2,722 million, while its free cash flows (FCF) were around $2,604 million. Revenues at HCLTech Services saw a dip of 1.9% on a QoQ basis but rose by 5.8% on a YoY basis, in constant currency terms. <h2>Looking ahead</h2>In FY25, the company expects its revenue growth to be in the range of 3-5% on a year-over-year basis, in constant currency terms. Its revenue from services is also set to grow within the same estimates. The company also anticipates its EBIT margins to be between 18 and 19% in FY25. Per its reports, the company's top 20 clients contributed 30.1% of its total revenue. Service revenue from the <keyword id="20049715" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="americas" source="keywords">Americas</keyword> saw the maximum jump of 8% on a year-on-year basis, in constant currency terms. As of June 30, 2023, the revenue mix from the Americas was at 64.5%, which grew to 66% this quarter. Opposed to this, the rest of the world's share of the revenue mix dipped by 6.8% as of June 30th, 2023, to 6.1% as of June 30th, 2024. Amidst the company's verticals, the telecommunications, media, publishing &amp; entertainment vertical registered the maximum YoY growth of 69.2%, jumping to 12.2% last quarter from 7.6% as of June 30th, 2023. During the quarter, the company lost 4 clients worth over $20 million and gained 9 clients worth over $5 million. On a year-on-year basis, the company added 14 clients worth $5 million to its base.

HCL Tech Q1 results: Company reports better than expected results, revenue jumps 6.7% YoY

<keyword id="19896382" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sensex" source="keywords">Sensex</keyword> and <keyword id="19896381" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nifty" source="keywords">Nifty</keyword> closed the day in green, albeit with minimal gains. While Sensex closed the day at 79,105.88 points, up by 149.85 points, Nifty closed at 24,143.75 points, inching up by 0.02% on August 14th, 2024. <keyword id="19950203" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="TCS" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="TCS" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="TCS">TCS</keyword> (up by 2.29%), HCL Tech (up by 1.96%), Tech Mahindra (up by 1.47%), Infosys (up by 1.25%), and Mahindra and Mahindra (up by 1.16%) were amidst the day's gainers. On the other hand, Divis Labs (down by 4.03%), Hero Moto Corp (down by 3.17%), Coal India (down by 3%), UltraTech Cement (down by 2.35%) and Dr. Reddy's (down by 2.14%) were amidst the day's top laggards. Out of the 2,798 stocks <keyword id="20130612" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="traded" source="keywords">traded</keyword> during the day, 1,073 saw advances, while 1,644 declined. Another 81 remained unchanged. 66 stocks hit their 52-week high price during the day, while 49 stocks also hit their 52-week low prices. 88 stocks hit the upper circuit during the day, while 109 stocks remained in the lower circuit. Ad<keyword id="19989715" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IT" source="keywords">it</keyword>ya Gaggar, director of Progressive Shares noted that the market's lacklustre trade ended marginally higher at 24,143.75. "Barring IT and <keyword id="21415024" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Auto" source="keywords">Auto</keyword>, all other sectors ended the day in red with metal and media being the major laggards. Broader markets underperformed the frontline index as mid and small caps ended the session with a loss of over 0.50%. Nothing has changed i.e. the index remained in its well-maintained range of 23,970-24,400, awaiting a breakout on either side", he continued. Most small and mid cap indices ended the day in red, while India VIX dipped 4.40% during the day. Nifty Next 50 and Nifty 100 were the only broad market indices that closed the day in green. Amidst sectoral indices, IT inched up by over 1%, while media and metal lost over 1% each during the trade. Said Ajit Mishra – SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, "The markets remained lackluster and closed flat, taking a pause after Tuesday’s decline. Following a subdued start, the Nifty traded within a narrow range and ultimately ended at the 24,143 level. Sector-wise, metal and pharma stocks were the top losers, while resilience in the IT sector helped limit the overall decline for the second consecutive session. The broader indices also slipped, losing over half a percent each". "With no major domestic triggers, participants are now looking to global markets for direction. An intermediate recovery in the US markets is providing some relief, but ongoing pressure in select heavyweight stocks across sectors is limiting the recovery. In light of the uncertain outlook, we recommend maintaining a cautious stance and adopting a hedged approach until there is more clarity on the market’s next move", continued Mishra.

Stock market closing: TCS, HCL Tech, Infosys amidst leading gainers during the day

Both indices, <keyword id="19896381" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nifty" source="keywords">Nifty</keyword> and <keyword id="19896382" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sensex" source="keywords">Sensex</keyword> started the day in the green. As of 9:30 am, Nifty was trading at 24,562.85 up by 0.25%, while Sensex was up by 0.24% trading at 80,713.22 points. During early morning trade, <keyword id="19950207" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HCL-Tech" source="keywords">HCL Tech</keyword>, <keyword id="19963567" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ultratech-cement" source="keywords">Ultratech cement</keyword>, <keyword id="22163816" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shri-Ram-Finance" source="keywords">Shri Ram Finance</keyword>, <keyword id="19923397" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ONGC" source="keywords">ONGC</keyword>, and <keyword id="19945574" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wipro" source="keywords">Wipro</keyword> took the lead and were in greens, while <keyword id="20026009" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Asian-Paints" source="keywords">Asian Paints</keyword>, <keyword id="19950204" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Steel" source="keywords">Tata Steel</keyword>, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Life and Hero Moto Corp were amongst the laggards. HCL Tech was up by more than 3%, while Ultratech cement and Shri Ram Finance inched up by over 1% each. As for broad market indices, all mid-cap and small-cap indices saw a weak start to the day, opening in red. India VIX saw a sharp spike, and was up by 4.06% during early trade. Amidst sectoral indices, Nifty realty dipped by over 1% during early trade, while financial services, FMCG, metal and private banks also registered a weak start. Angel One, HDFC AMC and HDFC Life are set to declare their Q1FY25 results during the day. As Aditya Gaggar, Director of Progressive Shares, "the index is in a strong uptrend and one should opt for buy on dips strategy. With the overbought conditions in the Auto sector, we recommend booking profits; however, selective buying can be seen in the ancillary space. We are bullish on ONGC and Reliance from the Energy space. The FMCG and IT sectors have given a breakout which indicates an extension of the current up-move. Keep an eye out for Colpal, Dabur, GodrejCP, ITC, Nestle-Tech Mahindra and Wipro. "We are bullish on the Pharma sector but it is approaching the higher end of the rising channel indicating a short-term reversal in the form of profit booking, however, the overall uptrend remains intact. Some stocks from the Textile segment have given a strong breakout namely Cantabil and Welspun Living", he continued. Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Securities highlights that in the past week, the benchmark indices showed positive momentum, with the Nifty ending 0.73 percent higher and the Sensex gaining 522 points. The FMCG and IT sectors recorded strong momentum, both rallying over 3 percent. However, the Metal and Reality sectors experienced selling pressure despite the overall market momentum. "We believe that 24,400/80,100 and 24,350/79,800 would be crucial support levels for trend-following traders. On the higher side, 24,550-24,600/80,100-80,200 would serve as the resistance zone. A close above 24,650 could drive the market towards 24,900-25,000/81,000/81,300. Conversely, dropping below 24,350/79,800 could alter the sentiment, leading to a retest of the level of 24,150-24,100/79,500-79,100. The strategy should be reducing weak long positions between 24,550/24,600 levels. Buying is advisable around 24,250/24,200, with a stop loss at 24,100 on a closing basis. Our advice is to wait for a deeper correction before buying. Until then, focus on specific stocks", continues Chouhan.

Stock market 15th July: HCL Tech, Shri Ram Finance take lead in early trade as Nifty, Sensex open in green

Both indices, <keyword id="19896381" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nifty" source="keywords">Nifty</keyword> and <keyword id="19896382" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sensex" source="keywords">Sensex</keyword> opened the day in greens. While Nifty was trading at 24,423.30 points, up by 107 points, up by 0.44%. Sensex was trading at 80,164.68 points, up by 267 points, as of 9:30 am. <keyword id="20740180" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="LTI-Mindtree" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="LTI Mindtree" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="LTI Mindtree">LTI Mindtree</keyword> took a significant lead of over 2% in early morning trade. <keyword id="19924892" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tech-Mahindra" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tech Mahindra" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tech Mahindra">Tech Mahindra</keyword>, Tata Steel, BPCL and <keyword id="19955371" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bajaj-Finance" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Bajaj Finance" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Bajaj Finance">Bajaj Finance</keyword> were top gainers in early morning trade. On the other hand, Power Grid, HDFC Life, Apollo Hospitals, Dr. Reddy and HDFC bank were lagging. <keyword id="19950207" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HCL-Tech" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HCL Tech" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HCL Tech">HCL Tech</keyword> is scheduled to release its Q1FY25 results later during the day. All broad market indices opened the day in green, except for India VIX which was down by 0.48%. Nifty bank, auto, financial services, FMCG, pharma, PSU banks, private bank, healthcare and realty opened the day in red. In early trade, Nifty IT and media took a significant lead of over 1%. Mr. Aditya Gaggar Director of Progressive Shares notes that their view on the index remains the same, i.e. as long as the Index holds a level of 24,200 uptrend will remain intact and on the higher side, 24,460 will be a critical hurdle. "From the energy sector, gas stocks picked up their momentum (Petronet). Sugar stocks from the FMCG sector are gradually strengthening their uptrend (Balrampur Chini and Dalmia Sugar). The direction of the IT sector depends upon how the market participant decodes the Q1FY25 earnings of giant <keyword id="19950203" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="TCS" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="TCS" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="TCS">TCS</keyword>". "From the media segment, we are bullish on <keyword id="22381558" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="SunTV" source="keywords">SunTV</keyword>. Considering a strong rally in the Pharma space, we can expect a round of profit booking in the short run but the overall uptrend will remain intact. PSE stocks regained their lost spot as many of them have given a strong breakout from different patterns and we have identified some of them namely Engineers India , GMDC, MRPL, and SJVN", he said. IT giant TCS declared their Q1FY25 results. As Siddhesh Mehta, Research Analyst, SAMCO Securities highlighted, the company beat D-street estimates in terms of results. "The company reported a constant currency revenue growth of 4.4% in Q1FY25, up from 2.2% in Q4FY24. Despite the overall macroeconomic environment continuing to indicate uncertainty, with profits declining by 3.18% QoQ, all major markets displayed sequential growth. While revenue growth for India's largest IT services companies in Q1FY25 remains strong, profit and margin pressures persist", he continued. TCS opened the day in green, trading at Rs 4,018.8, up by 2.42%.

Stock market 12 July: Sensex inches up over 80k, LTI Mindtree, Tata Steel, BPCL take early lead

Mumbai, Benchmark equity indices climbed in early trade on Thursday, extending their previous day's rally, on foreign fund inflows and positive trend in the US markets. The 30-share BSE <keyword id="19896382" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sensex" source="keywords">Sensex</keyword> climbed 342.48 points to 73,338.79 in early trade. The <keyword id="19950205" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nse-nifty" source="keywords">NSE Nifty</keyword> went up by 96.25 points to 22,219.90. From the Sensex basket, <keyword id="19950210" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bajaj-finserv" source="keywords">Bajaj Finserv</keyword>, <keyword id="19955371" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bajaj-finance" source="keywords">Bajaj Finance</keyword>, <keyword id="19900482" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="icici-bank" source="keywords">ICICI Bank</keyword>, <keyword id="19934368" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="state-bank-of-india" source="keywords">State Bank of India</keyword>, Power Grid and Infosys were the major gainers. <keyword id="20032279" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hcl-technologies" source="keywords">HCL Technologies</keyword>, Maruti, <keyword id="19924892" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tech-mahindra" source="keywords">Tech Mahindra</keyword> and Asian Paints were among the laggards. In Asian markets, Shanghai and Hong Kong traded in the positive territory while Tokyo and Seoul quoted lower. Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday. <keyword id="19932515" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="foreign-institutional-investors" source="keywords">Foreign Institutional Investors</keyword> (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 2,170.32 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data. "In the final trading session of the week, month, and fiscal year 2023-24, heightened volatility is expected, driven by the March F&amp;O expiry. Investors are poised for bargain hunting as optimism pervades Dalal Street, with positive catalysts including significant FII buying and a global stock market rally," said Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd. Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.24 per cent to USD 86.30 a barrel. The BSE benchmark climbed 526.01 points or 0.73 per cent to settle at 72,996.31 on Wednesday. The NSE Nifty went up by 118.95 points or 0.54 per cent to 22,123.65. Equity markets would remain closed on Friday for 'Good Friday'.

Market extends winning momentum on foreign fund inflows, US rally

<ul><li><keyword id="6357150" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="tcs" source="Orion">TCS</keyword> reported a revenue drop in Q2, while <keyword id="6354512" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="infosys" source="Orion">Infosys</keyword> and <keyword id="28126" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="hcl" source="Orion">HCL</keyword> cut FY24 revenue guidance.</li><li>Brokerages made only minor tweaks to their estimates and most of them maintained their ratings.</li><li>Large deal wins, improving margins and better utilization rates is giving brokerages confidence in the sector. </li></ul>The Indian IT sector has kicked off the <keyword id="56260" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="q2-earnings" source="Orion">Q2 earnings</keyword> season on a somber note. The Big 3 tech companies – TCS, Infosys and <keyword id="141968" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="hcl-tech" source="Orion">HCL Tech</keyword> painted a gloomy picture of the outlook ahead. With project rampdowns, revenue leakages and cautious clients — they have re-calibrated the revenue earnings for the entire year. TCS reported its first ever drop in constant currency revenues in four years. Infosys and HCL trimmed their revenue guidance for FY24, while TCS does not give guidance. Infosys now expects its constant currency revenues to grow anywhere between 1-2.5% and HCL expects the same to grow by 5-6% for FY24. Mega deal wins offer comfort: Brokerages As expected, the IT sector stocks have fallen in the last two days, yet brokerages have only done minor tweaks to their earnings estimates and maintained their buy or add ratings. Their mega deal wins, large order books; and confidence that they will hit the upper end of their guidance is providing them cushion, they say. Few have changed their ratings on the IT stocks. “From a long-term perspective, we believe TCS has built a resilient business model by securing multiple long-term contracts with the world’s leading brands. It has also established robust capabilities that will enable it to gain market share moving ahead,” said <keyword id="6407277" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="axis-securities" source="Orion">Axis Securities</keyword>. The ₹17,000 crore buyback TCS announced at a share price that’s premium to current its price also offers mid-term levers ahead. Kotak Institutional Equities (KIE) also said that Infosys has won a fair share of large deals to provide some visibility for FY25 growth. It cut its FY24-26 revenue estimates by 1-2% while maintaining a buy rating. Even for HCL Tech, KIE marginally tweaked its FY24-26 revenue estimates by 0.3-0.8%. With regards to the bad news delivered in Q2, little of it has come as a surprise. The street has been pricing in possible recession in the US and slowdown in Europe for over a year now. The IT sector gained very little or nothing from the recent bull run seen in the broader markets. In the last month, all of Nifty’s IT index constituents lost value with the exception of LTTS. Coforge, Tech Mahindra and HCL Tech shed over 4% of their values. The Nifty IT Index itself shed around 3%. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IT stock </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">30 day change </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Tech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-4.57 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TCS </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-1.07 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">L&amp;T Technology Services </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.74 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TechM </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-5.31 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">LTI Mindtree </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-6.37 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Persistent </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-1.17 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Coforge </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-6.64 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-4.11 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infy </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-2.37 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mphasis </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-0.50 </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>Source: NSE Margins present a pretty picture In times of macro-economic headwinds, IT companies are working to improve their margins. Not only have their headcount additions waned, they are pushing for higher utilization levels, lowering subcontracting expenses and also cutting down their discretionary spends much like their clients. TCS’ earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) margins went up quarter-on-quarter by 110 basis points to 24.3%. “We believe continued supply side tailwinds should help TCS protect and expand margins despite lower growth/mega deal ramp ups in the second half,” said a report by IIFL. HCL Tech and Infosys maintained their operating margin guidance for the year, in spite of revenue cuts – indicating that they intend to keep up their productivity levels. HCL expects its FY24 margins at 18-19%, Infosys’ expects its annual margins to be anywhere between 20-22%. Brokerages also back their confidence. “The 40 basis point margin (EBIT) improvement during the quarter was encouraging and indicated Infosys’ ability to manage its workforce despite the lack of an operating leverage opportunity. We now expect FY24 EBIT to go up 30bp YoY,” said a report by Motilal Oswal. Also, all three reported reduction of attrition to around 14% recording a dramatic slip sequentially. That too offers a cushion ahead that their people costs will be under control, unlike last year. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Text"><cdata><![CDATA[]]></cdata></div>

Brokerages not rattled by big 3 IT players' tepid Q2 performance

<ul><li>TCS and HCL Tech said that they have over a 100 <keyword id="17930214" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="genai" source="Orion">genAI</keyword> opportunities in the pipeline.</li><li>They also won a few projects, most of which are in the proof-of-concept or pilot stages.</li><li>Tech companies said they built large-scale genAI capabilities, and are ready to take on projects. </li></ul>Less than a year after ChatGPT was launched, Indian tech majors have started bagging generative AI projects. Even in times when demand is slow, discretionary spends are elusive, the new-age technology is bringing work as well as excitement into the IT outsourcing market. Although the size of the deals is small at the moment, genAI has ‘captured the imagination’ of clients, say top executives of Indian IT companies. TCS and HCL Tech said that most of their <keyword id="19151325" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="genai-projects" source="Orion">genAI projects</keyword> are proof-of-concept or pilot stages. “Deal sizes are small and are mostly under $1 million where clients are trying them out. But there is potential to convert a part of our Jaguar Land Rover with AI and ML capabilities,” said N Ganapathy Subramaniam, COO of TCS at the company’s Q2 earnings press conference. HCL Tech’s MD C Vijayakumar too shared that most of the genAI deals they are bagging are either half a million or sub-$1 million deals. But they are currently working on a hundred such opportunities. “We have been selected as a partner by this very large software major for their product testing and sustenance efforts. We are providing GenAI on a private language model to improve resolution rate and speed efficiency,” said Vijayakumar. Infosys CEO Salil Parekh also shared that they are working on some proprietary large language models (LLMs). “AI is a part of almost every deal we do. And, GenAI is getting there. As it expands and more and larger enterprises get into it, it will be very exciting,” he added. A catalog of AI opportunities A few months back, all tech majors announced big moves in the generative AI space. Wipro announced that it will spend as much as $1 billion over three years to build capabilities. TCS, HCL Tech partnered with software major NVIDIA to skill their employees. As of September end, TCS said that they have 100,000-strong GenAI-ready workforce. They said they also have as many as 250 Gen AI opportunities in the pipeline. “When we started generative AI, they were all about knowledge discovery. As clients understand more, the genAI is getting more complicated. We are now working for a co-pilot for a financial advisor on what advice to give clients, help underwriting policies,” explaining K Krithivasan, CEO of TCS. TCS said that it has identified opportunities across various verticals, identified use cases and cataloged them per vertical. With that it says that it’s planning to go and engage with clients and have conversations on the same. “With this, we can have conversations with our clients – be in CRM or payments space and wealth advisory and other use cases,” explained Ganapathy. HCL Tech too is working on use cases related to banking and financial sector. “We signed a generative AI deal with a to improve their risk and compliance efforts – which is a very big effort in financial services. There are a lot of transactions happening on this front, and we have discussed how we can help,” said Vijayakumar. The buzz for cost optimization and automation deals has gone up in the last few months. Clients are looking to ramp down their expenses and intend to use tech to help with their overall cost reduction efforts. As automation gains ground, AI and ML will find more use cases – and most tech companies are confident that a little of it can spill into the new and emerging area of GenAI as well.

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