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Sensex sinks 2,227 pts, its steepest fall since 2024 LS debacle

Sensex sinks 2,227 pts, its steepest fall since 2024 LS debacle

Rediff.com7 Apr 2025

All Sensex shares, except for Hindustan Unilever, ended with losses. Tata Steel fell the most by 7.33 per cent followed by Larsen & Toubro which cracked 5.78 per cent. Tata Motors, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, HCL Technologies and HDFC Bank were the other big laggards. Hindustan Unilever ended marginally higher.

Stock markets decline amid unabated foreign fund outflows, weak global trends

Stock markets decline amid unabated foreign fund outflows, weak global trends

Rediff.com30 Dec 2024

From the 30 blue-chip pack, Tata Motors, Titan, Tata Steel, State Bank of India, Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, ICICI Bank, Maruti, HDFC Bank and Infosys were among the biggest laggards. Zomato, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech and IndusInd Bank were among the gainers.

Cognizant looks to break into top four IT services companies by 2027

Cognizant looks to break into top four IT services companies by 2027

Rediff.com28 Mar 2025

Cognizant has said it aims to be back among India's top four IT services companies by 2027 by improving revenue, market share, bagging large deals, and gradual margin expansion. The Nasdaq-listed company does a major part of its business in India, but has trailed peers such as Tata Consultancy Services and Accenture over the last few years as growth tapered, margins squeezed, and attrition soared.

Sensex surges 740 points, closes above 73K

Sensex surges 740 points, closes above 73K

Rediff.com5 Mar 2025

From the Sensex pack, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, Power Grid, Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, ITC, Nestle India, HCL Technologies, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, Asian Paints and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the gainers. Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, and Zomato were the laggards.

Fresh US tariff concerns spook markets; Sensex sinks 548 points

Fresh US tariff concerns spook markets; Sensex sinks 548 points

Rediff.com10 Feb 2025

From the 30-share Sensex pack, Power Grid, Tata Steel, Zomato, Titan, Bajaj Finance, Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC and Tata Motors were among the major laggards. Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank and Tata Consultancy Services were the gainers.

Sensex sinks below 75K on weak US markets, FII outflows

Sensex sinks below 75K on weak US markets, FII outflows

Rediff.com24 Feb 2025

Falling for the fifth day in a row on Monday, equity benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled over 1 per cent to drop below the crucial 75,000 level, tracking a US market trend and unabated foreign fund outflows amid concerns over US tariffs. The 30-share BSE benchmark tanked 856.65 points or 1.14 per cent to settle at 74,454.41. During the day, it plummeted 923.62 points or 1.22 per cent to 74,387.44.

Sensex sinks 425 points dragged by auto stocks, foreign fund outflows

Sensex sinks 425 points dragged by auto stocks, foreign fund outflows

Rediff.com21 Feb 2025

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday, dragged by auto stocks and relentless foreign fund outflows. Weak US markets and tariff threats also dented investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 424.90 points or 0.56 per cent to settle at 75,311.06.

Markets rebound on buying in blue-chips

Markets rebound on buying in blue-chips

Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

Among Sensex shares, Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro, Bajaj Finance, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, Power Grid, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank advanced. Tata Steel, Adani Ports, Zomato, HCL Tech, State Bank of India, Hindustan Unilever and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards.

HCL Tech declares one-time bonus worth over Rs 700 cr

HCL Tech declares one-time bonus worth over Rs 700 cr

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

HCL Technologies on Monday announced a special one-time bonus worth over Rs 700 crore for its employees, as the IT giant marked $10 billion (about Rs 72,800 crore) revenue milestone. The special bonus will be paid to employees in February 2021, amounting to nearly $90 million plus payroll taxes in some countries, the impact of which is excluded from FY21 EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) guidance provided by the company last month, HCL Tech said in a statement. HCL Technologies said it is "issuing a one-time special bonus to employees around the world" worth over Rs 700 crore in recognition of its recent milestone of crossing the $10 billion mark in revenue for 2020.

AI Redefines India's IT Workforce

AI Redefines India's IT Workforce

Rediff.com15 Apr 2025

'As more and more work becomes automated and a range of lower-level and higher-level tasks are replaced by AI, the need for a classic command-and-control pyramid structure goes away.'

Sensex ends 113 points higher; HCL Tech spurts 4%

Sensex ends 113 points higher; HCL Tech spurts 4%

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

HCL was followed by Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, L&T, TCS, M&M, Nestle India and Infosys. NSE Nifty rose 23.75 points or 0.20 per cent to 11,896.80.

RIL, ICICI Bank rally helps Sensex gain 234 points

RIL, ICICI Bank rally helps Sensex gain 234 points

Rediff.com7 Jan 2025

From the 30-share blue-chip pack, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Asian Paints, Nestle India, UltraTech Cement, Larsen & Toubro and Adani Ports were among the biggest gainers. In contrast, Zomato, HCL Tech, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Infosys were among the losers.

Sensex, Nifty rebound on buying in Infosys, HDFC Bank

Sensex, Nifty rebound on buying in Infosys, HDFC Bank

Rediff.com22 Jan 2025

Among Sensex shares, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Sun Pharmaceutical, Bajaj Finserv, HCL Technologies, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the gainers. Tata Motors, PowerGrid, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, NTPC, Tata Steel and Adani Ports were the major laggards.

Sensex crashes 1,235 points to 7-month low of 75,838

Sensex crashes 1,235 points to 7-month low of 75,838

Rediff.com21 Jan 2025

Among Sensex shares, Zomato, NTPC, Adani Ports, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Reliance Industries, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra and Axis Bank were the major laggards. UltraTech Cement and HCL Technologies were the only gainers.

Markets end marginally lower in volatile trade

Markets end marginally lower in volatile trade

Rediff.com19 Feb 2025

From the Sensex pack, Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys fell over 2 per cent each. Hindustan Unilever, Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma, Power Grid, Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Tech Mahindra were also among the laggards. Among the gainers, Zomato jumped nearly 5 per cent. Larsen & Toubro, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank were also among the gainers.

Sensex, Nifty tank nearly 1% on selloff in banking, IT stocks

Sensex, Nifty tank nearly 1% on selloff in banking, IT stocks

Rediff.com3 Jan 2025

From the Sensex pack, Zomato, HDFC Bank, Tech Mahindra, Adani Ports, Tata Consultancy Services, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, Larsen & Toubro, HCL Tech and ITC were the major laggards. On the other hand, Tata Motors, Nestle, Titan, Hindustan Unilever and Reliance Industries were among the gainers.

Markets end in green; Sensex climbs 319 points

Markets end in green; Sensex climbs 319 points

Rediff.com16 Jan 2025

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the third session on the trot, helped by a rally in global markets after lower-than-expected consumer inflation in the US ignited hopes of more rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The 30-share BSE index climbed 318.74 points or 0.42 per cent to revisit 77,000 level at 77,042.82.

HCL Tech Q1 net profit surges 20.4% to Rs 4,257 cr

HCL Tech Q1 net profit surges 20.4% to Rs 4,257 cr

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

IT services company HCLTech on Friday posted a 20.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 4,257 crore for the June-ended quarter and gave a revenue growth guidance of 3-5 per cent for FY25 on GenAI diversification and strong operational execution. For the fiscal's first quarter ended June 2024 (Q1 FY25), the revenue came in at Rs 28,057 crore, 6.6 per cent more than in the year-ago period. Seen sequentially, it was 1.6 per cent lower than the March quarter.

Markets open higher ahead of Budget presentation

Markets open higher ahead of Budget presentation

Rediff.com1 Feb 2025

From the 30-share blue-chip pack, ITC Hotels, IndusInd Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Sun Pharma, UltraTech Cement and NTPC were among the biggest gainers. Titan, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Nestle, Asian Paints, HCL Tech and ICICI Bank were among the laggards.

Sensex, Nifty surge nearly 2% on buying in financial, IT stocks

Sensex, Nifty surge nearly 2% on buying in financial, IT stocks

Rediff.com2 Jan 2025

From 30 Sensex shares, Bajaj Finserv jumped nearly 8 per cent while Bajaj Finance soared over 6 per cent. Maruti, Titan, Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Tech, Zomato, UltraTech Cement and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the other major gainers. Sun Pharma emerged as the only laggard.

Sensex down 109 points, ends 2024 with over 8% gains

Sensex down 109 points, ends 2024 with over 8% gains

Rediff.com31 Dec 2024

From the 30 blue-chip pack, Tech Mahindra, Zomato, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Hindustan Unilever and HCL Technologies were the major laggards on Tuesday. Kotak Mahindra Bank, ITC, UltraTech Cement and Tata Motors were among the gainers.

Sensex plunges 824 pts to 7-month low as IT, oil, gas shares tank

Sensex plunges 824 pts to 7-month low as IT, oil, gas shares tank

Rediff.com27 Jan 2025

Benchmark BSE Sensex tanked 824 points to settle at a fresh seven-month low on Monday following heavy selling in IT and oil & gas shares amid weak global trends. The 30-share BSE barometer plunged by 824.29 points or 1.08 per cent to close at 75,366.17 with 23 of its constituents ending lower and seven with gains. During the day the index moved between a high of 75,925.72 and a low of 75,267.59.

Hectic buying in blue-chip stocks lifts Sensex by 500 points

Hectic buying in blue-chip stocks lifts Sensex by 500 points

Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply on Monday after five days of steep decline amid value buying at lower levels and a rally in global markets. Besides, hectic buying in blue-chip stocks ITC, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries also helped in market recovery.

Relentless FII selling hits market sentiments; Sensex down 200 points

Relentless FII selling hits market sentiments; Sensex down 200 points

Rediff.com14 Feb 2025

From the 30-share blue-chip pack, Adani Ports dropped over 4 per cent. UltraTech Cement, Sun Pharma, IndusInd Bank, NTPC and Tata Steel were also the among the laggards. Nestle, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and HCL Tech were among the gainers.

HCL Tech becomes 4th IT firm to hit Rs 3 trillion in m-cap

HCL Tech becomes 4th IT firm to hit Rs 3 trillion in m-cap

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

Shares of HCL Tech hit a fresh record high of Rs 1,118.55 on Friday, up 2 per cent on the BSE in intra-day trade, surpassing its previous high of Rs 1,101 touched on Thursday in intra-day deals.

HCL Tech to hire 20,000 people in next 2 quarters

HCL Tech to hire 20,000 people in next 2 quarters

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

IT services major HCL Technologies is looking at hiring about 20,000 people over the next two quarters to meet the demand coming in on the back of strong growth in deal signing and adoption of digital services. The Noida-based company, which crossed $10 billion milestone in the calendar year 2020, had 159,682 employees at the end of December 31, 2020. It saw a gross addition of 12,422 people, while net addition during the December 2020 quarter was of 6,597 people. Attrition for IT services (on last 12 month basis) was at 10.2 per cent.

Markets end in red on surging crude prices, FII outflows

Markets end in red on surging crude prices, FII outflows

Rediff.com10 Jan 2025

From the 30-share blue-chip pack, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, UltraTech Cement, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Tata Steel, Power Grid, Adani Ports and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the major laggards. Tata Consultancy Services jumped nearly 6 per cent after the IT services company reported an 11.95 per cent jump in the December quarter net profit to Rs 12,380 crore. Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Infosys and Bajaj Finserv were the other big gainers.

Shiv Nadar steps down, daughter Roshni is new chairperson of HCL Tech

Shiv Nadar steps down, daughter Roshni is new chairperson of HCL Tech

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

Roshni, also a trained classical musician, came on the board of HCL Technologies in 2013 and was vice chairperson. Shiv Nadar would continue to be MD of the company with designation as chief strategy officer.

HCL is hiring!

HCL is hiring!

Rediff.com26 Oct 2004

Needed: Technical Support Officers and Customer Service Executives for HCL Technologies.

Investors' kitty swells by nearly Rs 8 lakh crore

Investors' kitty swells by nearly Rs 8 lakh crore

Rediff.com5 Mar 2025

Investors became richer by nearly Rs 8 lakh crore on Wednesday as benchmark BSE Sensex surged by 740 points amid value buying in utilities and power shares and a strong trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex surged by 740.30 points or 1.01 per cent to close at 73,730.23.

Sensex, Nifty end in red on foreign fund outflows

Sensex, Nifty end in red on foreign fund outflows

Rediff.com18 Dec 2024

During the day, it tanked 634.38 points or 0.78 per cent to 80,050.07. The NSE Nifty declined 137.15 points or 0.56 per cent to 24,198.85. "The near-term market construct has turned weak, with FIIs turning sellers on rallies.

Sensex, Nifty surge on buying in IT stocks

Sensex, Nifty surge on buying in IT stocks

Rediff.com5 Dec 2024

From the 30-share Sensex pack, Tata Consultancy Services, Titan, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, HCL Technologies, and Tech Mahindra were the biggest gainers. NTPC and Asian Paints were the laggards.

Sensex, Nifty close lower on selling in Reliance, spike in retail inflation

Sensex, Nifty close lower on selling in Reliance, spike in retail inflation

Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

From the 30 Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Maruti were the biggest laggards. Reliance Industries Ltd, India's most valuable company, on Monday reported a 5 per cent fall in the July-September quarter net profit as weak oil refining and petrochemical business hurt operational performance. ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, Adani Ports, UltraTech Cement and HCL Technologies were among the gainers.

GDP growth projection spooks markets; Sensex down 51 points

GDP growth projection spooks markets; Sensex down 51 points

Rediff.com8 Jan 2025

From the 30-share blue-chip pack, Adani Ports, UltraTech Cement, Larsen & Toubro, Sun Pharma, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, NTPC and State Bank of India were the major laggards. Tata Consultancy Services, Reliance Industries, ITC, Asian Paints, HCL Tech and Maruti were among the gainers.

Sensex tanks 1,190 points to close below 80K

Sensex tanks 1,190 points to close below 80K

Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

From the 30-share Sensex pack, Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, Titan, Tata Consultancy Services, Reliance Industries and Power Grid were among the laggards. On the other hand, State Bank of India was the only gainer.

Key factors that will drive the markets this week

Key factors that will drive the markets this week

Rediff.com12 Jan 2025

Investors will take cues from the December quarter corporate earnings, with blue-chips like Infosys, Reliance Industries scheduled to report their results this week, in addition, inflation data and trading activity of foreign investors will also be crucial in dictating market trends, analysts said.

Adani's clarification on bribery charges lifts markets

Adani's clarification on bribery charges lifts markets

Rediff.com27 Nov 2024

From the 30-share Sensex pack, Adani Ports surged 6 per cent. NTPC, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Maruti and Axis Bank were among the other gainers. In contrast, Titan, State Bank of India, Asian Paints, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Tech, Sun Pharma, IndusInd Bank and ICICI Bank were among the laggards.

Sensex, Nifty end flat amid volatile trade

Sensex, Nifty end flat amid volatile trade

Rediff.com10 Dec 2024

Finance, ICICI Bank, Mahindra &h Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Titan were among the gainers. Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, Larsen & Toubro were the laggards.

Sensex, Nifty tumble amid sharp fall in Adani stocks

Sensex, Nifty tumble amid sharp fall in Adani stocks

Rediff.com21 Nov 2024

State Bank of India, NTPC, ITC, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv were also among the major laggards. In contrast, Power Grid, UltraTech Cement, HCL Technologies and Axis Bank were among the gainers.

Centre bans 156 drugs used for fever, pain, allergies

Centre bans 156 drugs used for fever, pain, allergies

Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

FDC drugs are those which contain a combination of two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients in a fixed ratio and are also referred to as 'cocktail' drugs.