“Companies flexed a few levers to defend margins. These include raising utilization rates, increasing productivity measures, lowering the average cost of resources, further cutting subcon costs (sufficiently optimized by now), and managing SG&A,” said Kotak’s Kawaljeet Saluja. Analysts are building in 60-110 bps margin expansion over FY2024-26E for TCS, Infosys, and HCL Tech.
Traders raise odds of 50 bps Fed rate hike as CPI rise exceeds expectations
New data has revealed that US consumer prices rose faster than anticipated, prompting speculation about interest rate changes. Fed Governor Christopher Waller suggested a half
November 10, 2026