From the Sensex pack, Sun Pharma, Eternal, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank and Bajaj Finserv were among the major laggards. In contrast, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Asian Paints and Maruti were among the gainers.
From the Sensex firms, Trent, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries, Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HCL Technologies, and NTPC were among the biggest laggards. However, Eternal, Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, and Titan were the gainers.
IT firm Tech Mahindra on Wednesday said its Rs 1,154.66 crore (Rs 11.54 billion) open offer for an additional 20 per cent stake in Satyam Computer will begin on June 12 and close on July 1, 2009.
In the face of surge in stock prices of Satyam to about Rs 81 a share on the eve of the open offer for beleaguered company, its new owner Tech Mahindra said it will not hike the offer price.
Tech Mahindra's open offer for acquiring a controlling stake in Satyam Computer, which begins on Friday, may not be fully subscribed as shareholders will get a better price in the market with the shares of the tainted IT firm soaring over 33 per cent in the past three days.
IT services firm Tech Mahindra on Thursday posted a 57.6 per cent growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 718.4 crore (Rs 7.18 billion) for the second quarter ended September 30, aided by growth across verticals especially retail, travel and logistics and uptick in demand from Europe.
Tech Mahindra has bagged a five-year contract from British Telecom, under which the Indian company will provide strategic sourcing services to the global communications solutions and services provider.
Tech Mahindra is building 5G use cases with US-based hospitals to help manage devices remotely and eventually manage remote surgeries that will require seamless network connectivity.
BT has been associated with Tech Mahindra since the latter's inception and contributes 40 per cent to the firm's revenue but it has been looking at divesting its stake.
C P Gurnani, CEO & MD of Tech Mahindra, India's fifth-largest IT services company, tells B Dasarath Reddy that the company is exploring both ways as it looks at bringing in best of the breed technologies to offer to global clients.
Among Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Eternal, Axis Bank, Maruti, Tata Steel, HDFC Bank and Asian Paints were the gainers. However, Adani Ports, Trent, Tata Motors, Hindustan Unilever and NTPC were among the laggards.
BSE 200 companies together paid 5,819.75 crore as remuneration to their CEOs and directors in FY25, up from 5,352.8 crore a year earlier.
Among Sensex firms, Eternal, Infosys, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finserv and Titan were the major gainers. However, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Adani Ports and Bharat Electronics were among the laggards.
From the Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, State Bank of India, Tata Consultancy Services, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank and Larsen & Toubro were among the major gainers. However, Trent, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra and Maruti were among the laggards.
British telecom giant BT has offloaded 9.1 per cent stake in Tech Mahindra for Rs 1,011.4 crore, marking its exit from the Indian IT services firm.
The firm, which has sacked 1,000 employees, says nothing new about it, laggards weeded out every year, this year is no different
From the Sensex pack, HCL Tech, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors and Eternal were the lead gainers. Power Grid, Adani Ports, IndusInd Bank, Nestle, HDFC Bank and Hindustan Unilever were among the laggards.
After announcing the second quarter results, Chairman Vineet Nayyar, Chief Executive C P Gurnani and Chief Financial Officer Vasant Krishnan share their views.
The merger process started four years ago, with the acquisition of Satyam in April 2009.
Paving the way for takeover of crisis-ridden Satyam by Tech Mahindra, the Company Law Board allowed the new owners to appoint Vineet Nayyar, C P Gurnani, Sanjay Kalra and Ulhas N Yargon on the board.
Among Sensex firms, Eternal, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Asian Paints, HCL Tech and Adani Ports were the laggards. Power Grid, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, State Bank of India and IndusInd Bank were among the gainers.
In an event-heavy week, stock investors will track quarterly earnings of several bluechip firms, the likely outcome of ongoing India-US trade talks, and inflation data for market cues, analysts said on Sunday. Moreover, global market trends and trading activity of foreign investors would also guide movement in equities, they said.
IT firm Tech Mahindra on Monday said it will allot 45,000 equity shares under its employee stock option plan.
They will take stock of the current situation and discuss the way forward. Handing over the share allotment documents to Tech Mahindra is also on the agenda of Monday's board meet, according to a Satyam spokesperson. Tech Mahindra Vice-Chairman, MD & CEO Vineet Nayyar, C P Gurnani, president (international operations), and President (strategic initiatives) Sanjay Kalra have confirmed their participation in the meet.
The board of directors of the company at its meeting on Monday day have approved the issue of 1.36 crore shares by way of private placement or Qualified Institutional Placement basis, Tech Mahindra said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
IT firm Tech Mahindra on Monday deposited Rs 2,910 crore (Rs 29.10 billion) for 51 per cent controlling stake in Satyam Computer.
It alloted 6000 non-convertible debentures of face value of Rs 10 lakh
Tech Mahindra and Motorola will be investing $12.5 million in their joint venture, CanvasM, to deliver application solutions for the global network providers and enterprises.\n
India's top information- technology (IT) services companies, all cash-rich, have been tightfisted about ploughing back their earnings in new projects or acquisitions and the bulk of the profits have been distributed to shareholders through dividend and share buybacks. In the past 10 years (that is, excluding the current one), the firms have reinvested in growth and expansion only around 13.5 per cent of the cash flow generated from their operations.
CanvasM, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and Motorola, is planning to launch 6,000 new indigenously developed applications for mobile phones.
Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 5.98 lakh crore on Thursday, tracking weak trends in equities where the BSE Sensex tumbled 1 per cent. Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined 1 per cent in tandem with weak global market trends amid growing tensions in the Middle East.
Call centres, once the engine room of India's BPO exports, are evolving too. Depending on the complexity, 30 to 50 per cent of voice and chat volumes are now handled by conversational AI.
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) , the country's largest domestic institutional investor (DII), has seen a Rs 46,000 crore erosion in the value of its equity holdings amid market downturns in July. The benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex, have slipped 2.6 per cent from their June 2025-end level to 24,837 and 81,463.09 respectively.
Auto giant Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said it has agreed to acquire 5.5 per cent of IT firm Tech Mahindra's stake from UK-based British Telecommunications Plc (BT). UKs largest fixed-line phone company BT holds 30 per cent stake in Tech Mahindra.
"We have Rs 2,200 crore odd debt which we took to acquire a stake in Satyam... the purpose we are taking this QIP is to retire the high cost debt. My sense is that we are looking at retiring between Rs 500 crore and Rs 1,000 crore of debt," the newly appointed CEO of Tech Mahindra, Sanjay Kalra, said. On Tuesday, the Tech Mahindra board had approved the issue of 1.36 crore shares by way of Qualified Institutional Placement basis.
The Trump administration has announced a massive increase in H-1B visa fees, imposing a $100,000 annual charge that will fundamentally alter how American companies hire skilled foreign workers, particularly impacting Indian IT professionals who comprise the largest group of beneficiaries.
Rivals like Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp and Infosys Ltd have also sharpened focus on the healthcare sector
India's top IT services firms delivered single-digit revenue growth in April-June, capping off a mixed, somewhat-sobering quarter as macroeconomic instability and geopolitical tensions weighed on global tech demand and delayed client decisionmaking. Management commentary painted a mixed picture, caution prevailed, yet industry CEOs also emphasised cost optimisation, vendor consolidation, and opportunities in AI makeovers.
AT&T Inc, the largest telecom services provider in the US, has acquired an 8.07 per cent stake in Pune-headquartered Tech Mahindra for $34.5 million (around Rs 160 crore) by exercising a 2005 option agreement to buy a stake in the company. Its stake at Tuesday's prices on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), however, is worth around Rs 900 crore.
