{"id":17981,"date":"2025-11-24T11:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T05:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/?p=17981"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T05:49:26","slug":"nifty-it-rises-fed-rate-cut-bets-tech-mahindra-infosys-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/nifty-it-rises-fed-rate-cut-bets-tech-mahindra-infosys-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"Nifty IT Index Surges as Global Rate-Cut Hopes Improve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"996\">The Indian IT sector opened the week with renewed optimism as the Nifty IT index climbed 1.65% to 37,492.35 in Monday\u2019s morning session. The gains were supported by a sharp rise in US Federal Reserve rate-cut expectations and a noticeable improvement in sentiment across technology stocks.<br data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"858\" \/>Investors quickly factored in the possibility of easier monetary conditions in the US, giving IT companies a strong boost at the market open.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1170\">The upward move also helped push four of the top six Nifty 50 gainers into the technology category, highlighting the sector\u2019s dominant influence on the broader index today.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1318\">At around 09:40 IST, the benchmark NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex were marginally higher, reflecting a calm but positive broader market mood.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1384\">Tech Mahindra, Infosys, and HCLTech Drive Index Gains<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1628\">Among individual stocks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/stocks-price\/techm\">Tech Mahindra<\/a> led the rally, surging 2.98% to Rs 1,505. The strong buying interest signalled investor confidence in the company\u2019s improving deal pipeline and potential upside from global tech spending revival.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1630\" data-end=\"1816\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/stocks-price\/infy\">Infosys<\/a> followed with a rise of 2.3% to Rs 1,580.5, continuing its recent positive trend.<br data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1726\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/stocks-price\/hcltech\">HCLTech<\/a> added 1.83%, reaching Rs 1,637.5, while TCS gained 0.5% to Rs 3,166.5.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1982\">Other Nifty gainers outside the IT pack included InterGlobe Aviation and Hindalco, further showing that favourable cues were not limited to a single sector.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"2052\">US Fed Rate-Cut Expectations Trigger Buying in IT Stocks<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2311\">The biggest catalyst behind Monday\u2019s IT rally was the sudden rise in expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut in December. As per CME\u2019s FedWatch Tool, the probability of a rate cut has surged to 70%, up sharply from 44% just a week earlier.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2372\">This shift is crucial for the Indian IT industry because:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2681\">\n<li data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2450\">\n<p data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2450\">Lower US interest rates typically boost American technology spending,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2451\" data-end=\"2515\">\n<p data-start=\"2453\" data-end=\"2515\">Stronger US demand benefits Indian IT service providers,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2599\">\n<p data-start=\"2518\" data-end=\"2599\">Emerging markets like India are becoming more attractive for foreign investments,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2600\" data-end=\"2681\">\n<p data-start=\"2602\" data-end=\"2681\">IT companies see higher valuation comfort when global borrowing costs ease.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"2836\">The result was a swift, sentiment-driven rotation into IT stocks, with investors positioning themselves for potential improvements in global tech demand.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2838\" data-end=\"3022\">Market participants believe a rate cut could revive enterprise tech budgets, digital transformation programs, and outsourcing deals\u2014all key revenue streams for Indian IT companies.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3029\" data-end=\"3085\">Brokerage Commentary Strengthens Market Sentiment<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3087\" data-end=\"3357\">Supporting the global cues was strong commentary from financial brokerages.<br data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3165\" \/>Motilal Oswal Financial Services stated that the long-discussed AI services cycle may finally be nearing an inflection point, similar to the cloud investment boom observed\u00a0between 2016 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3359\" data-end=\"3620\">The brokerage believes that with AI compute and infrastructure layers now largely in place, companies are likely to increase incremental spending on AI-based services and modernization projects. This trend could directly benefit leading Indian IT companies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3860\">Motilal Oswal also stated that the IT sector appears to be at its bottom, with risks now skewed towards the upside.<br data-start=\"3741\" data-end=\"3744\" \/>It expects the recovery to become meaningful in the second half of FY27 and to gather full momentum in FY28.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3862\" data-end=\"3911\">Reflecting its improved outlook, the brokerage:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3912\" data-end=\"4000\">\n<li data-start=\"3912\" data-end=\"3966\">\n<p data-start=\"3914\" data-end=\"3966\">Upgraded Infosys, Mphasis, and Zensar to \u201cBuy\u201d,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3967\" data-end=\"4000\">\n<p data-start=\"3969\" data-end=\"4000\">Revised Wipro to \u201cNeutral.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4002\" data-end=\"4110\">This wave of upgrades further lifted sentiment and contributed to the strong buying momentum in IT counters.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"4117\" data-end=\"4169\">Conclusion: A Sign of Early Stability for IT?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4171\" data-end=\"4500\">The 1.6% rise in the Nifty IT index shows that the sector is beginning to attract renewed attention after months of cautious investor behaviour.<br data-start=\"4319\" data-end=\"4322\" \/>Stronger US Fed rate-cut expectations have offered IT stocks a clear short-term trigger, while supportive commentary from brokerages has strengthened the medium-term outlook.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4502\" data-end=\"4782\">With Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCLTech, and TCS leading the morning gains, the sentiment around the sector has temporarily shifted to optimism.<br data-start=\"4646\" data-end=\"4649\" \/>Whether the momentum sustains will depend on how global interest-rate expectations evolve and how soon IT spending begins to recover.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4502\" data-end=\"4782\"><em><strong>Click here to explore:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/gift-nifty-live\">Gift Nifty<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/fii-dii-data\">FII DII Data<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/ipo\">IPO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian IT sector opened the week with renewed optimism as the Nifty IT index climbed 1.65% to 37,492.35 in Monday\u2019s morning session. The gains were supported by a sharp rise in US Federal Reserve rate-cut expectations and a noticeable improvement in sentiment across technology stocks.Investors quickly factored in the possibility of easier monetary conditions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[615],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1329],"class_list":{"0":"post-17981","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stock-market-news"}," _eael_post_view_count":0,"authors":[{"term_id":1329,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"snehagandhi","display_name":"Sneha Gandhi","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sneha-Gandhi.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sneha-Gandhi.jpeg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17981"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17982,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17981\/revisions\/17982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17981"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=17981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}