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Cognizants performance reflects the overall IT sectors sentiment with domestic majors as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, and Wipro also reported low single-digit revenue growth. All companies have the majority of their clients based in the US and Europe.

Sandip Sabharwal expresses concerns about the IT sector due to unclear growth trends and excessively bullish management on margins. In auto stocks, Marutis resurgence cycle looks promising, while ICICI Bank stands out among private banking majors. Skipping the IT sector is advised, with cautious optimism towards Apollo Hospitals and turnaround banks.

IT Sector: In the past two weeks of the final quarter and full fiscal 2024 earnings announcements, most IT majors failed to meet their revenue growth guidance. Many downward revisions for the year ahead were seen despite most firms bagging large deals and sitting on an arsenal of historic total contract value (TCV) wins.

Gartners DD Mishra anticipates AI-led growth in 2024-25, with CIOs relying on consulting services amid uncertainties. Crisis drives IT spending, while niche areas like midcap IT, ER&D, and automotive industry are expected to outperform. Mishra says: "We will see disruptions in the short term, but the long term outlook is positive."

As the original sunrise sector of post-liberalization India, the IT industry has been the crowning jewel of the domestic economy for decades. A job in the IT sector has been, often literally, the passport to a better life for millions of young graduates. Is this paradigm changing?

Both globally and in India, there is an old principle in the stock market. When stock prices stop reacting negatively to bad news, probably the worst has been priced in or one can say that the stocks have bottomed out. When the stock stops reacting positively to good news, that is probably an indication that stock has topped out as all the good news has been priced. Look at what has been happening with the IT sector. Large cap companies are announcing their Q4 results, literally everyone is sh...

HCLTech added around 12,141 freshers in FY24.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Brigade Group to develop a 300-room InterContinental brand hotel in Telangana, India. The InterContinental Hyderabad Neopolis will be the first InterContinental property in Kokapet, Hyderabad, and will be part of Brigades mixed-use development project. The hotel will offer five dining options, conferencing facilities, a fitness center, spa, swimming pool, outdoor recreation area, and retail outlet.

Sumadhura Group, a Bengaluru-based real estate firm, has acquired approximately 40 acres of land worth around Rs 800 crore through a combination of outright purchases and joint development agreements. These parcels, situated in high-growth corridors of Bengaluru, are expected to yield revenue of Rs 6,000 crore.

India Business News: India's information technology companies are seeing a surge in contractual hiring, indicating improvements in the demand environment for IT services p