The Nifty IT index shot up 4.3% – posting its biggest single-day gain in 10 months. HCL surged 7.74%, followed by Coforge, Oracle Financial Services Software, LTI Mindtree and MPhasis, which ended 5-6.4% higher. The surge in IT stocks helped the benchmark Nifty close 0.67% higher on Wednesday.
West Asia tensions rattle capital goods stocks; L&T, KEC slide
Engineering and capital goods stocks are under pressure due to the Iran-Israel conflict, with the BSE Capital Goods index falling nearly 4%. Companies like Larsen