HCL Tech’s Q1 FY25 results were mixed, with better-than-expected net profit due to higher other income offsetting disappointing revenue growth. Operating margins were under pressure as anticipated, and the company secured fewer new deals compared to the previous quarter, a trend also seen in its larger competitor, TCS.
US stocks: US market falls as hot inflation, hawkish Fed fuel rate-hike fears
US stocks closed lower after hotter-than-expected inflation data strengthened expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate hike and raised the possibility of more aggressive tightening.