Bigger deal sizes and higher spending by enterprises on cloud migration and digital technology are likely to sustain the growth of Indian IT companies.
The market breadth remained in favour of declines. About three shares fell for every share rising on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
With the IT index now showing a clear divergence, CK Narayan, MD, Growth Avenues is upbeat on the space and thinks Infosys seems to be taking charge now.
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Investors will continue to buy good quality stocks. "All the investors are not animals of reforms but are animals of returns, when the market is right. So, I do not think investors are going to dump these good quality stocks of India and flee India in mass" said Ajay Srivastava.
Depreciation in rupee and recovery in key markets like US and Europe are seen benefiting IT stocks going ahead, however H1B visa issue will continue to be the key challenge, says Birla SunLife AMC
Though Krishna Bodanapu, President and COO of Infotech Enterprises feels that the company may face some short-term challenges in Q4, he is confident of things being positive in FY14.
Indian market is waiting for RBI's policy action, corporate earnings and reforms likely after the Presidential poll. Though the market has shown some strength, Vineet Bhatnagar of MF Global is not so optimistic. He warns that the market may drift to 5100-5140 as volatility has bounced back to 15-17% in last few sessions.
Infosys has strong support at Rs 2,200, says Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com.
Abhishek Shindadkar of ICICI Direct warns investors to be cautious on the midcap names in IT.
Due to external factors, Anu Jain of IIFL Private Wealth Management advices traders to be cautious around the 4850-4960 level on the Nifty.
We are entering a mildly bullish period, says Jai Bala of cashthechaos.com. Due to this, he tells CNBC-TV18 that traders should not initiate short positions now.