The broader NSE Nifty index too finished lower by 4.80 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,632.20.
The mid-cap index fell while small-cap advanced.
India's roughly $150 billion outsourcing sector generates about three quarters of its revenue from the United States.
Infosys was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 2.36 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank up 1.39 per cent.
Software icon N R Narayana Murthy has bemoaned that the 'elite' are going unpunished though they commit 'huge crimes' in the country and saw it as 'problem with this society'.
Around 27 Indian IT firms, including majors like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys Technologies and Wipro Ltd, are understood to have submitted their expressions of interest (EoIs) to develop a technology platform for the Centre's Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS) project.
Promila Awasthi, an India-born American citizen, alleged her former bosses mocked her for observing American holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas
The award will be presented to Nilekani by Yale University president Richard C Levin at the Yale CEO Leadership Summit of The Chief Executive Leadership Institute.
Scores of leading SEZ promoters, including Infosys Technologies, CMC Ltd, Hindalco Industries, NIIT Technologies, HCL Technologies, Orient Craft Infrastructure, L&T Phoenix Infoparks and K Raheja Corp, have sought more time from the Board of Approval, which is meeting in New Delhi on June 2.
"Reaching an international agreement on how large digital companies are taxed has been a priority for the chancellor since he took office," said a spokesperson for his UK treasury office. "The chancellor's consistent position has been that it matters where tax is paid, and any agreement must ensure digital businesses pay tax in the UK that reflects their economic activities. That is what our taxpayers would expect and is the right thing," the spokesperson said.
BSE imposed special margin of 25 per cent on AKL Soft & Infosys India Ltd with effect from Wednesday.
HCL Technologies Ltd, India's No. 4 IT services exporter, beat expectations with a 41.6 percent rise in quarterly profit, after order wins boosted earnings.
TCS, Infy, Wipro among those that have bagged a five-year deal.
IITians need to play a larger role in nation building and contribute to society. This could vary from mentorship, creation of jobs and broader wealth creation, said Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman and co-founder of Infosys Technologies Ltd, during the weekend.
TCS, Bajaj Auto, Adani Ports and Cipla were the top gainers on BSE Sensex while Coal India, GAIL, Dr Reddy's and Infosys lost the most on the index.
According to analysts, IT firms like Infosys, TCS and HCL Technologies are likely to benefit the most on account of larger US exposures and dollar billing.
IT major Infosys Technologies Ltd is not seeing any trend towards downward pressure on pricing by clients, its CEO and managing director S Gopalakrishnan said on Wednesday. "We are not seeing any trend towards driving down pricing", Gopalakrishnan told reporters in response to questions on the sidelines of a press conference of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).
The broader Nifty of National Stock Exchange scaled the 10,200 mark intra day before closing at 10,184.85, showing a sizeable gain of 38.30 points, or 0.38 per cent.
Strong gains in Vedanta Ltd, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki helped the index touch record levels.
"Employees who have been consistently demonstrating poor performance were counselled out. Less than 1 per cent of our 11,250 employees in Chennai and 11,496 employees in Hyderabad have been impacted. As for the Thiruvananthapuram centre, less than 1 per cent of the 1,800 employees were impacted," said Mohandas Pai, member of the board, director, human resources, Infosys Technologies.
The broader NSE Nifty ended at 10,888, a gain of 0.77 per cent or 83 points, after shuttling between 10,900.35 and 10,844.85.
While TCS, RIL, ONGC, CIL, HDFC Bank, Bharti, HDFC and HUL saw rise in their market capitalisation (m-cap), ITC and Infosys suffered losses.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
The broader NSE Nifty gained 22 points to 10,480.60
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Banking stocks felt the heat due to worries that the lending rate cuts will hit their bottom line
Wipro, Satyam join TCS, Infosys in beating rupee blues.
A top infotech official has warned the Indian IT industry, already facing trouble spots such as wage inflation, high attrition rates and a strong rupee, cannot afford to sit on its laurels as global competition is on the rise.
TCS has done better than Infosys in sequential and yearly revenue growth so far this financial year.
Infosys and other Indian companies are recruiting more locals in the U.S.
The much-awaited demutualisation of Bombay Stock Exchange was completed on Friday after Asia's oldest bourse sold its 51 per cent stake to 21 investors.
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Dismissing talks that he was running for presidency as speculation, software icon and Infosys Technologies Ltd chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday said one should not spend time debating hypothetical issues.
The 50-share NSE Nifty, however, was little changed, ending 1.20 points down
A selection of Indian corporations are cutting costs and contributing to a green economy by embracing clean fuel and India Inc sees a strong business case in adopting renewable energy to power their operations.
A selection of Indian corporations are cutting costs and contributing to a green economy by embracing clean fuel and India Inc sees a strong business case in adopting renewable energy to power their operations.
Among Sensex components, shares of Reliance Industries, India's largest company by market value, stole the show by surging 1.61 per cent to their highest in over three months.
In yet another recognition to India Inc's growing prowess, Infosys Technologies Ltd founder N R Narayana Murthy takes over as Chairman of the prestigious Asia Business Council.
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Investors in Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Communications have reaped a windfall with the company adding over Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) in its market cap since its listing on the bourses last year.
