Infosys Technologies Ltd allotted 179 equity shares of par value of Rs 5 to Bankers Trust Co, New York, the depository of company's ADRs
However, on the NSE, both ITC and Infosys had equal weight of 8.77 per cent.
Dalal Street investors became richer by Rs 9.68 lakh crore in five days of market rally, where the Sensex breached the historic 73,000-mark for the first time ever to reach a new record peak, taking the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies to an all-time high of Rs 376 lakh crore. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 759.49 points or 1.05 per cent to settle at a new closing high of 73,327.94 on Monday. During the day, it zoomed 833.71 points or 1.14 per cent to reach its all-time peak of 73,402.16.
Infosys Technologies Ltd expects to find acquisition opportunities in the US during the downturn, co-chairman Nandan Nilekani was quoted as saying on Friday. "Acquisitions will definitely be very accessible in this market from a price point of view," Nilekani told the Wall Street Journal in an interview. "If it makes sense, we'll do it."
Infosys Technologies Ltd has become the first company in India to obtain BBB rating, higher than the country's sovereign rating (BB+/Stable/B), from global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's, reflecting the company's strong financial profile.
Infosys had first dethroned Reliance Industries Ltd from the top position on December 12, but could retain this title only for three consecutive days.
Infosys Ltd will pay its new chief executive officer Vishal Sikka up to $5.08 million in annual salary besides a stock option of $2 million, a package considered lower than global peers.
Infosys Technologies Ltd has been recognised amongst the top 16 Asian companies to be listed in the prestigious Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) study, 2009.
Aftek Infosys Ltd said allotted 39,99,300 equity shares of Rs 10 each. The paid up share capital of the company increased to Rs 10 crore from Rs 6 crore.
Crisil has assigned corporate governance 'CG' and value-creation rating 'GVC level-1' to Infosys, indicating the highest capability to create wealth for stakeholders while adopting corporate governance practices.
For young graduates who see the $108 billion IT industry as a sure pathway to modern India's growing middle class, the transformation is unsettling.
Infosys Technologies Ltd plans a sponsored secondary ADR program. The company board okayed sponsorship of an ADR issue of 2 to 3 million shares, equivalent to 4 to 6 million ADRs.
Among the Sensex firms, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro and JSW Steel were the major gainers during the morning deals. Nestle, Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank ITC were among the laggards.
For all the worries among investors and policymakers over the rupee's sudden plunge to record lows, the Indian economy is in better shape to handle a depreciation than it was when the currency last hit the buffers a year ago.
IT major Infosys Ltd on Wednesday maintained that its performance in the first quarter ending June 30, 2005 will be flat while it is acquiring new clients at better prices.
Infosys on Monday regained its status as the most influential stock from Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on the stock market barometer Sensex, as the shares of the IT giant outperformed that of Mukesh Ambani-led corporate giant.
Here are some golden nuggets when it comes to creating wealth. Read them and if you find yourself saying, 'This everybody knows', cross your heart and ask yourself how many times you have forgotten these simple rules, says P V Subramanyam.
Reacting to the horrific blasts that ripped through Bengaluru, India's third-largest software company, Infosys Technologies Ltd, said that it had increased security on its campus and that all its employees are safe.
The Nifty IT index rose by 5.14 per cent on Friday (January 12), marking its best performance in a day since July 2020, followed by another 1.9 per cent rally on Monday. With this, the index, which tracks the share prices of India's 10 biggest information technology (IT) services companies, has increased 7.1 per cent in the past two sessions. However, the substantial rally in the index occurred at a time when India's four largest IT companies reported their worst quarterly performance in over five years.
It will charge for results instead of basing fees on the time and labour.
India's second largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies on Thursday announced it would set up two software development centres in China with a total investment of $65 million in the next five years.\n\n
Domestic equity markets, which are at record high levels, will be driven by quarterly earnings, global trends and foreign fund movement, analysts said. The movement of rupee and global oil benchmark Brent crude will also be tracked by investors. "The direction of global stock markets, fluctuations in the rupee-to-dollar exchange rate, and movement in crude oil prices will all play a crucial role in influencing the overall market trend.
'We treat attrition as a business problem, not just an HR problem,' says Amitabh Chaudhary, Infosys BPO CEO.
Mumbai-based Aftek Infosys Ltd and 3G Tel of UK have decided to set up a new firm, Aftek 3G Tel, to develop software products and services in the 3G environment for the UK-based clients.
The alliance focuses on the support of US loan servicing loan modification initiatives as defined under the Home Affordable Modification Program or alternative loan modification programs, Bangalore-headquartered Infosys said.
Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up on the bank? For now, he seems to be on a save-OCL mission. The bank will face its logical end, observes Tamal Bandopadhyay.
Head of Infosys' European arm, Srinjay Sengupta, has joined technology and operations firm iGATE Global Solutions as its chief sales officer, iGATE announced on Thursday.
IT major Infosys on Tuesday showed the door to Abraham Mathews, CFO of its BPO subsidiary, for not complying with the code of conduct, while CEO Gautam Thakkar has resigned taking responsibility on moral grounds.
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.
We have to speed up our responses to the critical areas that we have, he says.
IT behemoth Infosys Technologies Ltd, which came out with its third quarter earnings, is awaiting approval for 219 patent applications in India and the US.
IT major Infosys Technologies Ltd on Thursday said that it would invest Rs 800 crore more during the current fiscal.
From the Sensex pack, Infosys tanked over 8 per cent after the company reported a lower-than-expected 11 per cent rise in net profit for the June quarter and delivered a shocker as it slashed its FY24 growth outlook to 1-3.5 per cent on delayed decision-making by clients amid global macro uncertainties. Hindustan Unilever, HCL Technologies, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra were the other major laggards. On the other hand, Larsen & Toubro rose the most by 3.88 per cent after it bagged an order of worth over Rs 7,000 crore from the bullet train project.
The 50-issue index regained the 7,800-level for the second time this month by surging 41.35 points, or 0.53 per cent, to trade at an all-time high of 7,809.20, surpassing its previous intra-day high of 7,808.85 touched on July 8.
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