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<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

<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>Infosys, TCS, Wipro, LTI Mindtree and TechMahindra were the top gainers on NSE in Friday trade.</li><li>TCS reported better than expected earnings, while Infosys earnings were in-line with expectations.</li><li>Wipro is set to declare its third quarter earnings on Friday evening. </li></ul>Five top tech stocks – Infosys, TCS, Wipro, LTI Mindtree and TechMahindra were the lead gainers on NSE in the Friday morning trade. All the IT stocks picked up after the two leading companies in the sector – TCS and Infosys – declared their earnings onThursday evening. TCS reported 1% sequential revenue growth above expectations of a flat growth. Its EBIT margins however hit a seven-quarter high even as its deal wins remained moderate at $8.1 billion, missing its guidance. But it also signalled a possible bottoming out of stress in the key segment of banking, financial <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tcs-expects-the-bfsi-needle-to-start-moving-this-quarter/articleshow/106749184.cms">services and insurance (BFSI) segment</a>. “Management (of TCS) alluded to a macro environment similar to last quarter, with the long-term demand environment remaining strong. It called out its BFSI vertical bottoming out – a big read across for the entire sector, in our opinion,” said a report by Nuvama. The tech major surprised the street in a seasonally weak quarter, with an impact of furloughs. “We were expecting a flattish revenue growth in rupee terms while the company reported earnings that came above the expectations. The best thing is despite a seasonally weak quarter with macro-economic headwinds, TCS performed very well on most earnings parameters,” said Prashanth Tapse, senior VP of research at Mehta Equities. Infosys reported a 1% sequential decline in constant currency, which was lower than the 2% decline that the street expected. The Bangalore-based tech major shaved off its FY24 revenue guidance for the second time, to 1.5-2%. Yet, brokerages see positive levers. “Strong order book will result in acceleration in growth beyond FY24 as Infosys expects ramp up of many large deal wins of 9M from later part of 4Q. We continue to believe that Infosys’s FY24 growth lag is transient and will likely bounce back in FY25 unless new major adverse macro events unfold in US/Europe,” says a report by Equirus Securities. Wipro will declare its Q3 earnings on Friday evening. <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;">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;">% 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;">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;">3.72% </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;">Infosys </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;">7.14% </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;">4.34% </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;">2.96% </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;">Tech Mahindra </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;">4.59% </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;">3.72% </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>Source: NSE (as of 10:30 am) Lack of bad news is good news The worst is far behind for the IT sector whose fortunes depend on clients from the US and Europe. In terms of new deal wins, companies insist that little has changed in terms of sentiment in spite of the US Fed pausing interest rate hikes. However, the global macroeconomic situation has not deteriorated since the last quarter, which is being taken as a positive sign. “Even though there is no positive message from the management commentary, the market is likely to respond positively to the absence of any bad news. But the upside for TCS and Infy will be limited since it will take time for clarity to emerge on the prospects for the sector in FY25,” said Dr V K Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist at Geojit Financial Services. On Friday morning, the benchmark indices rallied with support from buying in tech stocks. The Nifty IT index went up by 0.7%, while Nifty and Sensex were higher by 0.8% each. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Text"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div>

Street unaffected by Infy’s guidance cut; lack of bad news charges up tech stocks

<ul><li>India’s benchmark indices <keyword id="6484188" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="sensex" source="Orion">Sensex</keyword> and <keyword id="2931774" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nifty50" source="Orion">Nifty50</keyword> logged declines on Friday to end the week in red.</li><li> Dragging the indices down were IT, PSU banks and energy stocks.</li><li> Overall, the list of top five losers on the Nifty50 index were all IT stocks, led by HCL Tech which declined over 6.5% on weak growth outlook.</li></ul>India’s benchmark indices Sensex and <keyword id="6354813" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="nifty" source="Orion">Nifty</keyword>50 logged a decline to end the week in red after selling pressure in IT, energy and PSU bank stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex opened strong but came under severe selling pressure to close 389.01 points or 0.62% lower at 62,181.67. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty declined 112.75 points or 0.61% to 18,496.60. On a weekly basis, the Sensex lost 687 points or 1.09%, while the Nifty shed 200 points or 1.06%. Sector-wise, BSE IT, metal and teck lost as much as 2.98% on Friday, while healthcare and bankex logged gains. "Markets seems to be consolidating for last few sessions as participants are lightning their position ahead of crucial US Fed meeting next week. US PPI data to be released later on Friday as well as US CPI data on 13th December would be keenly watched as they would influence the Fed's interest rate decision. HCL Tech was the top loser in the Sensex pack, skidding 6.72%, followed by Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, <keyword id="6357150" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="tcs" source="Orion">TCS</keyword> and Reliance Industries. On the other hand, Nestle India, Titan, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's, IndusInd Bank and ITC were among the gainers, advancing up to 2.24%. "Today's downfall in the domestic market was sparked by IT stocks extending their losses after warning of a potential slowdown in business on global recession fears. This was further aggravated by banks losing their grip as PSBs suffered heavy sell-offs,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Weakness in tech stocks could continue, say analysts" comment="subhead" text="Weakness in tech stocks could continue, say analysts">Weakness in tech stocks could continue, say analysts</cmsannotation> This year has been bad for India’s IT companies, with their shares losing between 13.8-45.2% of their value till date. Yet, the future outlook remains bleak, according to analysts. "Further, FIIs have remained net sellers (₹5,500 crore) in December so far (baring one positive day) and added to the overall pressure in the market. We expect weakness in tech stocks to continue on account of weak growth outlook. FMCG stocks are expected to do well on the back of fall in commodity prices and improving demand," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Following a rally in the US market, bourses in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul settled in the green. Equities in Europe were also trading with mild gains in mid-session deals. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital markets on Thursday as they offloaded shares worth ₹1,132 crore, according to exchange data. Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.05% to $76.19 per barrel. The rupee appreciated by 10 paise to close at 82.28 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, tracking the weakening of the American currency in the overseas market. Flows in the mutual fund industry through systematic investment plans or SIPs route rose to an all-time high of ₹13,306 crore in November, reflecting the growing maturity and confidence of investors. However, inflow in equity mutual fund schemes plunged 76% to ₹2,258 crore in November from ₹9,390 crore in the preceding month, data released by Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) showed on Friday. (With inputs from PTI) SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/two-adani-group-companies-rule-as-the-top-all-round-wealth-creators/articleshow/96109684.cms">Two Adani Group companies rule as the top all-round wealth creators – here are a few other unexpected entries</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/november-2022-registers-best-ever-auto-sales-except-march-2020-fada/articleshow/96103887.cms">Festive baton shifts to Great Indian Wedding Season, November registers best-ever auto sales, except March 2020: FADA</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/bharatpe-files-arbitration-to-claw-back-co-founder-ashneer-grovers-unvested-1-4-shares/articleshow/96110037.cms">BharatPe files arbitration to claw back co-founder Ashneer Grover's unvested 1.4% shares</a>

Sensex, Nifty50 log declines to close the week in red – IT, PSU banks and energy stocks drag

<ul><li><keyword id="6484188" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sensex" source="Orion">Sensex</keyword> and <keyword id="2931774" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nifty50" source="Orion">Nifty50</keyword> opened in the green on Friday, with auto, metal and PSU bank stocks driving the benchmark indices.</li><li> Shares of Paytm gained over 4% on Friday morning after the company announced that its board will consider a buyback proposal.</li><li> Most of the sectoral indices were in the green on Friday morning, except IT and realty.</li></ul> Equity benchmark Sensex climbed 115 points in early trade on Friday, helped by buying in auto, metal and FMCG stocks amid a firm trend in global markets. A strong rupee against major rivals also supported the domestic equities, traders said. The 30-share <keyword id="35140" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="bse" source="Orion">BSE</keyword> index was trading 115.09 points or 0.18 per cent higher at 62,685.77 in initial deals. Similarly, the broader NSE <keyword id="6354813" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nifty" source="Orion">Nifty</keyword> gained 33.25 points or 0.18 per cent to 18,642.60. IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 1.10 per cent, followed by <keyword id="44863" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="hul" source="Orion">HUL</keyword>, Tata Steel, NTPC, SBI, ITC, Nestle India and Maruti. On the other hand, <keyword id="141968" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="hcl-tech" source="Orion">HCL Tech</keyword>, <keyword id="6354512" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="infosys" source="Orion">Infosys</keyword>, Tech Mahindra and Axis Bank were the losers. In the previous session on Thursday, the 30-share BSE benchmark ended 160 points higher at 62,570.68. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 48.85 points to settle at 18,609.35. In Asian markets, bourses in Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and Hong Kong were trading with gains in mid-session deals. Equities on Wall Street ended higher in the overnight session on Thursday. The rupee appreciated 19 paise to 82.19 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in capital markets as they offloaded shares worth Rs 1,131.67 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data. International oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.85 per cent higher at USD 76.80 per barrel. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ril-adani-enterprises-are-the-biggest-and-most-consistent-wealth-creators-as-per-motilal-oswal-report/articleshow/96085753.cms">RIL, Adani Enterprises are the biggest and most consistent wealth creators: Motilal Oswal</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/the-future-is-connected-80-of-traditional-tv-viewers-want-to-switch-in-a-year-says-finecast-kantar/articleshow/96087259.cms">The future is connected: 80% of traditional TV viewers want to switch in a year says Finecast Kantar</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/fpis-invest-over-36000-crore-in-indian-equities-in-november-financial-services-is-top-favourite/articleshow/96082197.cms">FPIs invest over ₹36,000 crore in Indian equities in November – Financial services is top favourite</a>

Sensex, Nifty50 open in the green – Paytm rises on buyback proposal, HCL Tech declines

<ul><li><keyword id="6354512" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="infosys" source="Orion">Infosys</keyword>, HCL Tech, <keyword id="6357150" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="tcs" source="Orion">TCS</keyword>, and other IT company stocks rallied after data showed a cool down in US inflation.</li><li>The Nifty IT index closed the day up 3.8%, while the broader Nifty50 index gained 1.8%.</li><li>Earlier on Thursday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rallied 7.4% after US inflation data for October came in at 7.7%, down from 8.2% in September.</li></ul>Infosys, <keyword id="30331" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="hcl-technologies" source="Orion">HCL Technologies</keyword>, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and other IT company stocks rallied on Friday after data revealed a cool down in US inflation. Infosys led the rally with 4% gains, followed by HCL Technologies and TCS. Both Infosys and TCS’ share prices are at over 2-month highs. The Nifty IT index closed the day up 3.8%, while the broader Nifty50 index gained 1.8%. In the first hour of trade on Friday, the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/stock-markets-inch-close-to-52-week-highs-as-us-inflation-data-cools/articleshow/95442431.cms"> top five gainers were all Indian IT majors</a> – with Infosys once again leading the pack. Analysts say that the cooling US inflation had offered Indian IT stocks a much-needed respite. Tech stocks have been battered in the last few months on account of many factors – mostly external – like fears of recession fuelled by sharp rate hikes by the Fed, totaling 375 basis points in 2022 so far. On Thursday, US inflation came in at 7.7% for October, down from 8.2% in September – leading to the biggest rally in US markets in two years. While the S&amp;P 500 rose 5.5% on Thursday, Dow Jones rallied 1,200 points to end up 3.7%. However, it was the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, which rallied 7.4%, that has also spurred the Indian IT stocks. Cooling inflation in the US could lead to the US Fed not being as aggressive in raising interest rates as it has been so far, according to Avinash Gorakshakar, director - research, Profitmart Securities. “Going ahead, cost pressures for tech companies as well as manufacturing companies are expected to soften, which will improve their profitability,” Gorakshakar added, explaining that the rally in US markets has had a rub-off effect on stocks of Indian IT companies. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Pricing in US, Europe markets a worry, but slowdown baked into prices" comment="subhead" text="Pricing in US, Europe markets a worry, but slowdown baked into prices">Pricing in US, Europe markets a worry, but slowdown baked into prices</cmsannotation> Worries of a slowdown in the key markets of US and EU have reflected in the stock prices of IT majors – Wipro’s share price has tumbled over 44% in 2022 so far, followed by a near 41% decline in Tech Mahindra’s shares. During an earnings call in October, TCS CEO and MD Rajesh Gopinathan <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/slowdown-hasnt-affected-deal-wins-yet-but-seeing-softness-in-long-term-deals-tcs/articleshow/94766700.cms">said</a> he expected some softness in deal pricing in Europe. “We are seeing an increasing caution in discussions with clients. We cannot say that we are totally insulated from it but as we said last quarter, we are vigilant of the environment and focussed on a set of customers,” he said. However, according to a report by Kotak Institutional Equities, IT stocks have baked in a slowdown already. With US inflation cooling, analysts say this could be the positive news these companies need to see a revival in the sector. Infosys CEO and MD Salil Parekh had <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/infosys-reports-4-revenue-growth-in-constant-currency-announces-9300-crore-worth-buyback-of-shares/articleshow/94838572.cms">struck a note of cautious optimism</a>, saying, “Our view is we are ready in this macro environment for all types of client work. Whether it focuses on digital and growth, or costs.” The IT major <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/infosys-reports-4-revenue-growth-in-constant-currency-announces-9300-crore-worth-buyback-of-shares/articleshow/94838572.cms">reported</a> its best performance in terms of deal wins in the past seven quarters, with large deals worth $2.7 billion in the September quarter. HCL Technologies, too, reported better-than-expected earnings and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/hcl-techs-net-profit-rises-6-3-sequentially-increases-fy23-revenue-guidance/articleshow/94813269.cms">bagged</a> a $625 million worth mega deal during the quarter. “Most of the large cap Indian IT companies have their largest share of revenue coming from their clients based in the US, so this is positive news that might revive the sector further. (The sector is) already under hope of improving attrition rates and margins upcycle from here on,” said Anmol Das, head of research, Teji Mandi, a subsidiary of Motilal Oswal. Here’s how the top five IT companies (by market capitalisation) have performed today: <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Current market price </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Change </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">YTD performance </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹1,570 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.6% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-17.3% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Technologies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹1,089 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.5% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-17.9% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TCS </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹3,315 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.4% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-13.2% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech Mahindra </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹1,058 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.7% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-40.7% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹400 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2.9% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.99609pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.99609pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-44.3% </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> Source: NSE, market price as on November 11, 2022 <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Text"><cdata><![CDATA[]]></cdata></div> 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Infosys, HCL Tech, TCS stocks rally on cooling US inflation data

<ul><li><keyword id="7496523" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="guvi" source="Orion">GUVI</keyword> provides tailor-made courses for learners, universities and employers.</li><li>GUVI has upskilled more than 1.7 million students and professionals in the latest technology skills. </li><li>IT major HCL on Thursday said it has acquired a majority stake in GUVI. </li></ul> IT major HCL on Thursday said it has acquired a majority stake in vernacular edtech platform GUVI -- one of the few companies in India to partner with Elon Musk's 'OpenAI' initiative -- for an undisclosed sum. The IIT Madras and CIIE (IIM Ahmedabad) incubated startup offers technical courses such as web development, AI module, <keyword id="358506" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sql" source="Orion">SQL</keyword> and various other courses created by industry experts in vernacular languages. "Through this investment, the aim is to address the critical technical skill-gap across enterprises," said Shikhar Malhotra, Director-HCL Corporation. "We are delighted to associate with GUVI to ensure that technology aspirants have ease-of-access to learning and upskilling via holistic courses in the native language they are comfortable conversing in," added Malhotra. Founded by Arun Prakash M, Sridevi M and <keyword id="8039585" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sp-balamurugan" source="Orion">SP Balamurugan</keyword> in 2014, GUVI provides tailor-made courses for learners, universities and employers. GUVI offers computer programming courses in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, <keyword id="6356629" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="tamil" source="Orion">Tamil</keyword>, English and Arabic. "We believe this association will be a game-changer for the edtech space servicing audiences in their mother tongue. Also, leveraging HCL's global network, we are looking forward to empowering a large pool of professionals," said Prakash, Co-Founder and CEO of GUVI. To date, GUVI has upskilled more than 1.7 million students and professionals in the latest technology skills and helped them gain placement across sectors. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/google-will-soon-allow-you-to-translate-local-news-using-search/articleshow/94524557.cms">Google will soon allow you to translate local news using Search</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/markets-rebound-amid-positive-global-cues-nifty50-edges-close-to-17000-44-out-of-50-stocks-in-the-green/articleshow/94523579.cms">Markets rebound amid positive global cues: Nifty50 edges close to 17,000, 44 out of 50 stocks in the green</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indias-active-covid-tally-decline-by-229-a-day-ago-union-health-ministry/articleshow/94524260.cms">India's active Covid tally decline by 229 a day ago: Union Health Ministry</a>

HCL acquires majority stake in vernacular edtech platform GUVI

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<ul><li>Shares plunged nearly 7% as the shrinking margin disappointed investors.</li><li>Revenue for the Noida-based IT services firm grew a strong 7% after adjusting foreign exchange fluctuations. This is better than that of TCS and Wipro.</li><li>The reason for the street’s disappointment was the operating profit margin at 19% which didn’t grow at all despite the strong growth in revenue.</li><li>Check out the latest news and updates on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Business Insider</a>.</li></ul><keyword id="30331" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hcl-technologies" source="Orion">HCL Technologies</keyword> clocked a 7% growth in revenue (after adjusting for foreign exchange changes) between October and December 2021. Now, that’s better than <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/tcs-vs-infosys-vs-wipro-how-indias-three-it-giants-stack-up-against-each-other/slidelist/88860676.cms#slideid=88860749">TCS and Wipro</a> and it should have been a reason for the stock market to cheer. However, the stock slipped nearly 7% when the market opened for trade on Monday (Jan 17). <div type="image" title="hcl tech share" height="900" width="1200" msid="88944640" hostid="261"></div>The reason for the street’s disappointment was the operating profit margin of 19% which didn’t grow at all, compared to three months earlier, while the revenue grew sharply. Salary hikes and cost of hiring and retaining employees are eating into the profit, according to analysts at Sharekhan, a Mumbai-based broking firm. So much so that the company has cut its operating margin (earnings before interest and taxes) guidance for the full year ending March 2022 to 19% from the earlier estimate of 19-21%. The reason is the sharp jump in attrition, which has more than doubled since the end of March 2021. <div type="image" title="hcl tech attrition" height="900" width="1200" msid="88944657" hostid="261"></div>While the costs are rising, the business is growing too. The management at HCL Tech expects a double digit growth i.e anything above 10%, for the full year ending March 2022. That’s quite encouraging. <div type="image" title="hcl tech reve" height="900" width="1200" msid="88944667" hostid="261"></div>The question is whether this will result in higher profits as well. Analysts at Motilal Oswal believe that all the growth on the topline will trickle down to profit next year onwards. In a report dated Jan 17, Motilal Oswal has increased the earnings estimate for the year ending March 2023 by 2%. Here are target prices set by several brokerage firms for the company’s share price. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></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;">Brokerage firm </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;">Target price </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;">Implied change from Friday’s closing price </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;">Citi </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;">₹1,385 </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;">3.5% </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;">UBS Securities </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;">₹925 </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% </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;">JP Morgan </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;">₹1,500 </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;">12% </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;">Nomura </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;">₹1,580 </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;">18% </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;">Morgan Stanley </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;">₹1,450 </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;">8% </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;">CLSA </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;">₹1,450 </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;">8% </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;">Credit Suisse </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;">₹1,650 </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;">23% </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;">Emkay Global </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;">₹1,460 </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;">9% </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;">Sharekhan </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;">₹1,550 </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;">15% </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;">Motilal Oswal </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;">₹1,690 </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;">26% </td></tr></tbody></table> SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/budget/news/even-after-the-lic-ipo-indian-government-may-be-well-short-of-its-divestment-target/articleshow/88938799.cms">Even after the LIC IPO, Indian government may be well short of its divestment target ⁠— for a third year in a row</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tesla-india-prospects-get-a-boost-as-states-compete-with-each-other-to-invite-elon-musk-to-their-backyard/articleshow/88890951.cms">Tesla India prospects get a boost as states compete with each other to invite Elon Musk to their backyard</a>

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<ul><li>IT giant <keyword id="10862" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wipro" source="Orion">Wipro</keyword> fell to its 1-year low followed by sharp fall in other IT stocks.</li><li>Reportedly, US-based investment banker JP Morgan has downgraded its rating on <keyword id="6357150" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tcs" source="Orion">TCS</keyword>, HCL Tech, Wipro, L&amp;T Tech to ‘underweight’ from ‘neutral’ on potential macro slowdown.</li><li>Indian stocks mirrored its global peers today that fell sharply as large retail giants like Walmart, Target delivered disappointing earnings.</li></ul>Azim Premji owned Wipro fell by 5.7% on May 19 to touch its lowest point yet in a year. HCL and Infosys too fell closer to their 52-week lows and TCS and Tech Mahindra too are racing towards it. All this is an after effect of the massive selloff in the US markets - which is where most of our tech majors’ revenues come from. The American stock markets fell after its top retailers Walmart and Target reported poor earnings indicating pain in the economy. “The American retail majors Walmart and Target have disappointed on the Q1 earnings front, indicating that even large companies are unable to cope with the supply chain and inflationary woes. This has created a huge sell-off and meltdown in the majority of the stock markets globally. India's WPI inflation jumped to a 17-year high, this will force RBI to further hike interest rates,” said Parth Nyati, Founder, Tradingo. Recently, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC that there is a reasonable chance that the <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/goldman-sachs-ceo-recession-odds-economy-david-solomon-fed-rates-2022-5">US may head into a recession </a>while he urges caution for big businesses. “US markets saw the worst sell off since June 2020 as inflation fear looms. A day before Walmart posted its results and pruned its earning forecast. The Indian economy is set to face jitters due to rising inflation in the US thus, making further interest rate hikes all the more important,” said Mohit Nigam, head - PMS at Hem Securities. Margin headwinds for the Indian IT majors ahead JP Morgan has <a href="https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/tcs-3-other-largecap-it-stocks-downgraded-by-jpmorgan-11652935827467.html">reportedly</a> downgraded its ratings on TCS, HCL Tech, Wipro, L&amp;T Tech to ‘underweight’ from ‘neutral’ on potential macro slowdown. According to the brokerage firm, the sector would face rising margin headwinds in the near term and revenue headwinds in the medium term from a potential macro slowdown. It means that the sector’s earnings upgrade cycle is behind it. The IT stock fall today mirrored that of its global peers in the US market - which saw the biggest fall in almost two years. Amazon, Tesla, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft too fell by over 1-2%. From being the top gainers last year to now top losers, IT firms have seen the worst of all <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></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;">Top losers in Nifty 50 </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;">% fall today </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;">Share price </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;">52-week low </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;">-5.78% </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;">₹453 </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;">₹450.10 </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 Technologies </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;">-5.80% </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;">₹1,011 </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;">₹922.05 </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;">Infosys </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;">-5.18% </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;">₹1,431 </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;">₹1,333.55 </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;">-5.13% </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;">₹3,271 </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;">₹3,053 </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;">Tech Mahindra </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;">-5.04% </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;">₹1,113 </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;">₹963 </td></tr></tbody></table> The domino effect of inflation to economy to IT spends There are enough reasons for investors to believe in a massive economic slowdown and a potential recession as prices of commodities spiked sharply in the last few months. While the situation was bad after the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war hammered it even more. The war led to rise in crude oil prices, essential food items, fuel, electricity etc. High inflation leads to poor demand thereby impacting the profitability of large companies. Inflation is at a 40-year high in countries like the UK, and US. “Global inflation has become the biggest spoilsport and has derailed the economic growth recovery globally,” said Nyati. In an ideal situation, the fall in Rupee value against the Dollar should be good news for IT firms which earn in Dollar. But this too gave no cushion for the stocks as investors seem to believe that would earn too little in the first place. 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TCS, Wipro & Infosys saw a massive selloff after Walmart & Target’s revenues fell — explaining the domino effect

Reliance Industries, Titan, Ujjivan SFB, HCL Tech and other hot stocks on January 7

<ul><li>The US dollar is expected to get stronger as fears of inflation increase.</li><li>This has led to nervousness in the Indian market but Indian IT stocks are resilient in the face of uncertainty.</li><li>Indian IT behemoths like <keyword id="43217" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tech-Mahindra">Tech Mahindra</keyword> and HCL Technologies are among the best performing stocks today.</li></ul>Indian markets are nervous as the dollar looks ready to gain back its strength, but IT services stocks, which export software services — like <keyword id="6357585" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-consultancy-services">Tata Consultancy Services</keyword> (TCS), HCL Technologies, Wipro, Infosys and Tech Mahindra — are holding strong. Change in the share price of the top 5 Indian IT services companies: <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></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;">Company </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;">Change in share price </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;">Tech Mahindra </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;">HCL Technologies </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;">1.39% </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;">0.13% </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;">0.19% </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;">Infosys </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;">-0.21% </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: NSE, Nifty50 — at closing prices on March 15 Tech Mahindra is the best performing stock among its IT peers. One of the reasons is its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tech-mahindra-continues-momentum-on-healthcare-and-life-science-with-70-acquisition-of-perigord/articleshow/81505794.cms">latest acquisition</a> — Hyderabad-based Perigord. Tech Mahindra has bought up 70% stake to acquire the leading supplier of consultancy and labelling artwork solutions to the global pharmaceutical industry. But the cumulatively strength of the industry to stay in the green has more to do with the hopes of a stronger dollar. Like India, the US is currently caught in the conundrum of chasing growth and rising prices. Investors in the US and Europe are on an earning streak, parking their funds in government securities at near-zero interest rates and making even more in emerging markets like India. But these low interest rates are not likely to last forever. The <keyword id="84979" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="European-Central-Bank">European Central Bank</keyword> (ECB) already announced last week that it would start purchasing bonds at a ‘significantly higher pace’ over the next three months in an attempt to get ahead of any potential inflation pressures in the coming months. The flip side of getting a big stimulus US President Joe Biden just signed the country’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package into law and is hoping that will help drive growth. But, where there is growth, there is also inflation. In order to counter the inflation, the central bank needs to step in and increase the interest rates. <div type="image" title="Copy of india&amp;#39;s economic growth" msid="81511559" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;US Consumer Price Index&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> If the Federal Reserve increases interest rates, a stronger dollar would be to the benefit of IT services companies that earn mostly in foreign currency. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), for instance, earns more than half of its revenue in dollars as an exporter of software services. The odds of an interest rate hike in the US are rising The US Federal Reserve’s Chair <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/despite-us-economic-recovery-federal-reserve-firm-on-keeping-interest-rates-low-101615696984892-amp.html">Jerome Powell</a> has been clear that if it comes to choosing between growth and inflation, the goal is to see more people back at work. “Today, we’re still a long way from our goals of maximum employment and inflation averaging 2% over time,” he said during the Wall Street Journal Jobs Summit on March 4. While the Fed is positive that it won’t need to step in and adjust interest rates before 2023, some feel that may be too optimistic a point of view. “Very low interest rates, which have held down debt service costs, will eventually rise despite the Federal Reserve’s commitment to an extended period of extremely accommodative monetary policy,” said global agency <a href="https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/us-stimulus-will-boost-growth-at-cost-of-higher-deficits-debt-09-03-2021">Fitch Ratings. </a> This is supported by the fact that Fed Funds Futures — where investors can purchase funds in advance at prices they expect to see in the future — are beginning to signal that the US’ central bank could begin increasing rates in 2022. According to DataTrek co-founder <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/us-stocks-are-on-the-verge-of-a-correction-as-interest-rates-begin-to-rise-datatrek-says/articleshow/81094483.cms">Nicholas Colas</a>, the odds of the Federal Reserve shifting its policy stance next year has gone from 2% to anywhere between 5% to 10%. That doesn’t necessarily mean that inflation is on the move, but the trend is “clearly not our friend.” “This means inflation is likely to be a risk well into 2022. I suspect it might even be high enough that the Fed will be seriously considering rate hikes by early 2022,” said <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bond-investors-will-have-a-stormy-2021-and-the-fed-might-consider-hiking-rates-by-early-2022-but-hyperinflation-nope-11614610084">Cullen Roche</a>, founder of the Orcam Financial Group. Good news of Indian IT services’ companies The rate hike in the US may lead to outflow of dollars from India, and make the rupee weaker, which will, in turn make imported commodities like crude oil more expensive and thereby, hurt a whole lot of businesses. Only for select companies like the software exporters, a stronger dollar will lead to better earnings in rupee terms. And hence, the odds of a rate hike in the US rise, so will the prospects for companies like TCS, HCL Tech, Infosys, Wipro and Tech Mahindra. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></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;">Company </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;">Operating profit margin sensitivity to 1% change in USD/INR </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;">25-30 bps </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;">Infosys </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;">25-30 bps </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;">25-30 bps </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;">20 bps </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;">Tech Mahindra </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;">15-20 bps </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Goldman Sachs SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/bank-employees-in-india-on-strike-today-and-tomorrow-but-mobile-and-net-banking-services-are-working/articleshow/81505273.cms">Bank employees on strike today and tomorrow — ATMs, net and mobile banking likely to be the only relief</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indias-personal-data-protection-law-versus-europes-gdpr/articleshow/81504058.cms">Being GDPR compliant doesn't necessarily make companies ready for India's upcoming data protection laws</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/stripe-the-most-valued-startup-in-the-us-to-offer-payment-services-to-indias-merchants-after-its-latest-fundraise/articleshow/81504106.cms">Stripe, the most valued startup in the US, to offer payment services to India’s merchants after its latest fundraise</a>

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