Titan surged 2.98 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, ITC, JSW Steel, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services and Maruti. Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel and HDFC Bank were among the laggards.
Infosys to open first overseas campus in China
Infosys, the country's second largest software company, on Wednesday expressed concern over the Ohio state government's move to ban IT outsourcing to offshore locations such as India.
Infosys has raised its annual revenue growth guidance in constant currency terms to 8.4-8.8 per cent for the current fiscal.
After the IT giant declared a bonus, investors selling shares may have to shell out 4-5 times more tax
The company pays out an interim dividend in October and the final dividend in April of every year. The company has fixed October 19, 2007, as the record date for the purpose of payment of interim dividend, if any.
The company has decided to consolidate its delivery functions horizontally
For IT services companies, ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) metrics are becoming a crucial component in winning deals as clients are considering sustainability a top priority and are keen to work with partners who are on the same page. "Sustainability is becoming an important part of the client's evaluation. "There is a tremendous focus across the world on sustainability, and it is becoming one of the top five business priorities.
Infosys will declare its July-September quarter earnings on Friday.
Infosys is close to signing an agreement with the state-run Maharashtra Airport Develop-ment Corporation (MADC) to set up an IT campus at an investment of Rs 460 crore (Rs 4.6 billion) at the Nagpur SEZ.
Tata Consultancy Services, India's number one information technology services company, could overtake Infosys to become the most profitable one for the first time on a full-year basis in 2012-13.
It was reported in a section of the media that TBT had filed a suit in June in a New York court against Infosys BPO.
Panaya drags Q1 profits though revenue improves on the back of large deal wins, good traction in North America.
She was among the key executives brought in by Sikka from SAP and was overseeing large deals
He may make a comeback as co-chairman at India's second largest software exporter.
'Companies are coming to the campuses, and we have companies booking their slots for the placement season, but the overall number of companies signing is low, and the hiring numbers are also lower.'
TCS kicked-off the Q1FY17 earnings season for information technology companies on Thursday.
'A cutback in hiring and compensation growth by IT companies will have a significant impact on consumer demand, especially in the urban sector of the economy.'
From the Sensex pack, Power Grid, Infosys, Asian Paints, Mahindra & Mahindra, HCL Technologies, IndusInd Bank, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC Bank and Titan were the major gainers. Tata Steel and Bharti Airtel were the laggards.
Shares of IT giant Infosys erased early gains and ended with a loss of nearly one per cent on the NSE today on profit-booking after the company named former SAP executive board member Vishal Sikka as its new CEO.
There will be work today, there will be work tomorrow, there will be work the day after, but nothing will make up for the eternal regret of not seeing a friend when he was dying.
Software major Infosys would wait for some more time before taking a decision on the future of its first development facility at Rajarhat near themetropolis.
The six service lines that Infosys is focusing on include manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, logistics, lifescience, energy, communications, financial services and insurance.
Infosys, the country's second largest IT services firm, is open to 'bigger scale' mergers and acquisitions but with a caveat, it is not interested in "yesterdays" companies.
Be it the industry laggard performance or harassment allegations by overseas employees, Infosys has a tough road ahead and investors will look at Sikka to sort out the issues.
Unless Murthy launches an aggressive search for a significant infusion of new blood, he will find it difficult to implement the dramatic changes to Infosys' fortunes that everyone expects him to, says P R Ganapathy.
Palmer had previously tried to take Infosys to court, but his earlier case was dismissed .
While growing up, Infosys was a real role model to all of us. The opportunity to lead this iconic company is something amazing, says Vishal Sikka.
They expressed disappointment over the firm's performance.
I have no hesitation to say that the cultural milieu is different, said chairman R Seshasayee in a rare media interaction.
Doctors warn that overwork is leading to lifestyle diseases like diabetes and spondylitis.
State government says Infosys is Karnataka's baby and it will give the company full support to stay in the IT Park.
IT major Infosys will acquire US-based oil and gas consulting firm Noah Consulting for $70 million.
With this deployment, Central Industrial Security Force will now extend the security cover being provided to Infosys, covering Infosys' largest facilities in Mysore, Pune and the company's headquarters in Bengaluru.
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam felicitated the six winners.
Questions are also being raised over Infosys' rational to maintain high margins, especially in a difficult macro environment.
Infosys will provide applications to support multiple operations, including marketing and sales, customer service, manufacturing, product development and corporate functions.