Equity benchmark indices rebounded after opening flat as US Treasury yields ease. IT and consumer stocks drove the market surge, while pharma and healthcare stocks slipped to trade in negative territory in the mid-trading session.
Large and midcap indices delivered similar 1-year returns, with Nifty Midcap 100 slightly outperforming Nifty 100. Smallcaps underperformed due to valuation concerns. FIIs favored largecaps amid expensive mid- and smallcap valuations, driving market preference toward stability.
The $450 mn deal is also the second instance of an Indian software services provider, earning between $1 bn and $5 bn in annual revenue, bagging its largest contract in less than three months.