Anaysts recommend a 'buy' on Icra due to its positive outlook.
While TCS will see demand in the US and Europe, its local business is likely to be hit on poor IT spending.
Another year of strong performance by these export-oriented sectors likely as US economy revives and rupee is expected to be under pressure.
Market sentiment around the stock has continued to be positive on the back of improving outlook for the US economy and anticipated weakness in the rupee.
Given their growth prospects and reasonable valuations, Mindtree, Hexaware and NIIT remain top picks of most analysts.
Also keenly watching inflation numbers, with wholesale inflation data expected today
The sharp fall in the rupee's value against the dollar during the July-September quarter, it turns out, has come as a boon for corporate earnings.
Three closed-ended equity schemes have been launched in the past month or so and another is set to open soon for subscription.
Good performances by most information technology (IT) companies in the September quarter and improved forecasts notwithstanding, with the exception of Infosys, stocks of IT biggies such as TCS, Wipro and HCL Technologies have fallen three to nine per cent since Infosys announced its earnings on October 11.
The progress on US debt ceiling talks, domestic inflation numbers and second quarter earnings of companies are expected to keep investors busy in the truncated trading week ahead.
These investors have pumped in about Rs 6,900 crore (Rs 69 billion) in the seven trading sessions after the Federal Open Market Commission meet.
The value of the index, adjusted from its all-time high for the relative loss in the rupee's value, is close to sub-10,000 levels.
Banking stocks, including top ones like State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda and Bank of India, among others, have fallen sharply in the last one month.
managers said the weaker rupee, which has driven up shares of technology companies, has helped the fund fetch better returns.
According to fund managers, expectations of a 25-basis-point increase in the cash reserve ratio of banks have heightened in the wake of RBI's surprise twin moves to make short-term money dearer as part of its attempts to curb the rupee's volatility.
Move by Swiss cement major Holcim to simplify its Indian structure has not gone down well with institutional investors.
In the first six months of the year, the average number of deals a month stood at 1,264, against 1,484 in the six months ended December 2012
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While cost pressures could partly offset the expected gains, given the currency hedging by companies the gains will not accrue immediately.
Given the strong prospects in the business, analysts expect the company to clock healthy growth of 15-20 per cent, going ahead.
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