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IT shares tumbled after advancing in the past trading session.
At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 791.18 points or 0.99% to 78,492.51. The Nifty 50 index slumped 201.20 points or 0.82% to 24,369.70
In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index shed 0.01% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.28%.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2006 shares rose and 1,705 shares fell. A total of 218 shares were unchanged.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rallied 6.41% to 18.66.
Earnings Today:
SBI Life Insurance Company (down 0.91%), Tech Mahindra(down 3.82%), Trent(down 0.91%), Bharat Coking Coal(down 0.25%), Delta Corp(up 3.63%), Havells India(up 0.02%), L&T Technology Services(down 1.77%), Oracle Financial Services Software(up 1.50%), Sangam India(up 8.51%), and Tata Communications (down 0.03%) will announce their quarterly earnings today.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty IT index declined 3.30% to 30,681.75. The index jumped 0.45% in the past trading session.
HCL Technologies (down 8.99%), Persistent Systems (down 3.51%), Coforge (down 3.2%), Infosys (down 2.7%), Tech Mahindra (down 2.59%), LTM (down 1.95%), Tata Consultancy Services (down 1.55%), Mphasis (down 1.25%) and Wipro (down 0.32%) declined.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Ajanta Pharma fell 1.31% after the company said the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has completed an inspection at its Paithan manufacturing facility in Maharashtra, conducted between 13 April and 21 April 2026.
Advait Energy Transitions jumped 4.57% after the company received an order worth Rs 27.74 crore from Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand (PTCUL).
Tata Elxsi declined 4.65%. The company reported a 27.8% increase in net profit to Rs 220.35 crore in Q4 FY26, compared with Rs 172.42 crore posted in Q4 FY25. Revenue from operations increased 9.4% to Rs 993.75 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2026, compared with Rs 908.34 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter last year.
For the full year,net profit declined 4.30% to Rs 16642.00 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 17390.00 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 11.18% to Rs 130144.00 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 117055.00 crore during the previous year ended March 2025.
In dollar terms, the company has posted revenue of $3,682 million, down 2.9% QoQ. In constant currency (CC) terms, the revenue is lower by 3.3% on a sequential basis.
EBIT declined by 10.6% to Rs 5,620 crore in the fourth quarter of FY26 from Rs 6,285 crore recorded in the third quarter of the same year.
As compared with Q4 FY25, the company’s revenue and net income are higher by 12.3% and 4.2%, respectively.
The company’s ROIC, on LTM basis, was at 40.3% (up 235 basis points YoY) and that of the Services division was 47.0% (up 155 basis points YoY).
On LTM basis, HCL’s operational cash flow (OCF) was $2,252 million and the free cash flow was $2,092 million. FCF to net income ratio was at 107%.
The board of the company has declared a dividend of Rs 24 per share, marking it the 93rd consecutive quarter of dividend pay-out.
The company’s TCV of new deal wins for Q4 FY26 was $1,936 million.
With net additions of 802, the company’s total headcount stood at 227,181 as on 31 March 2026. LTM attrition rate was at 12.5%, down from 13.0% in Q4 of last year.
HCL Tech has recorded 0.2% fall in net income to Rs 17,361 crore despite a 11.2% increase in revenue to Rs 130,144 crore in FY26 as compared with FY25.
For FY27, the company expects revenue to grow by 1.0% to 4.0% YoY while the Services revenue growth is expected to be between 1.5% and 4.5% YoY in CC terms. It expects to clock an EBIT margin of 17.5% to 18.5%. C Vijayakumar CEO & managing director, HCLTech, said: “HCLTech delivered superior revenue growth of 3.9% in constant currency, 10 bps below our guidance and 17.2% operating margin within our guidance, in a year marked by uncertain demand environment.
During the quarter, our performance came below our expectations due to softness in certain parts of our business due to lower discretionary spend and delayed decision making.
Our new AI-led service offerings are getting traction in the market and is reflected in annualized Advanced AI revenues crossing $620 million in Q4.”
HCL Technologies (HCL) empowers global enterprises with technology for the next decade, today. HCL offers its services and products through three business units: IT and Business Services (ITBS), Engineering and R&D Services (ERS) and Products & Platforms (P&P).
HCL Technologies Ltd fell 8.66% today to trade at Rs 1316.7. The BSE Information Technology index is down 3.02% to quote at 29710.42. The index is up 5.78 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, VL E-Governance & IT Solutions Ltd decreased 4.23% and Tech Mahindra Ltd lost 4.16% on the day. The BSE Information Technology index went down 11.32 % over last one year compared to the 0.77% fall in benchmark SENSEX.
HCL Technologies Ltd has lost 3.07% over last one month compared to 5.78% gain in BSE Information Technology index and 8.64% rise in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 2.5 lakh shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 1.98 lakh shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 1770 on 03 Feb 2026. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 1275.7 on 16 Mar 2026.
The selloff followed HCL Tech's FY27 revenue growth guidance of 1% to 4% in constant currency, which came below market expectations. The company cited weak discretionary spending, delays in client decision-making and project ramp-downs.
Its Q4 performance also disappointed, with revenue and profit missing estimates and new deal bookings falling to a three-quarter low.
The weakness spread across the sector as investors took the company’s outlook as an indicator for peers, given the heavy dependence of Indian IT firms on global markets.
Market participants are now closely watching upcoming earnings from other IT majors for further cues on demand trends and growth outlook.
Hexaware Technologies Ltd, Transformers & Rectifiers India Ltd, Tata Elxsi Ltd and Persistent Systems Ltd are among the other losers in the BSE's 'A' group today, 22 April 2026.
HCL Technologies Ltd crashed 10.67% to Rs 1287.7 at 14:47 IST.The stock was the biggest loser in the BSE's 'A' group.On the BSE, 17.31 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 1.95 lakh shares in the past one month.
Hexaware Technologies Ltd lost 6.83% to Rs 457.2. The stock was the second biggest loser in 'A' group.On the BSE, 81019 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 1.54 lakh shares in the past one month.
Transformers & Rectifiers India Ltd tumbled 6.78% to Rs 310.6. The stock was the third biggest loser in 'A' group.On the BSE, 16.85 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 3.17 lakh shares in the past one month.
Tata Elxsi Ltd slipped 5.87% to Rs 4377.1. The stock was the fourth biggest loser in 'A' group.On the BSE, 71416 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 15781 shares in the past one month.
Persistent Systems Ltd dropped 4.97% to Rs 5070.2. The stock was the fifth biggest loser in 'A' group.On the BSE, 1.54 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 19446 shares in the past one month.
HCL Technologies Ltd, Pine Labs Ltd, Exide Industries Ltd, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd are among the other stocks to see a surge in volumes on NSE today, 22 April 2026.
Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd recorded volume of 296.14 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 50.99 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 5.81 lakh shares. The stock gained 17.59% to Rs.909.95. Volumes stood at 4.81 lakh shares in the last session.
HCL Technologies Ltd registered volume of 280.66 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 8.38 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 33.49 lakh shares. The stock slipped 10.60% to Rs.1,288.50. Volumes stood at 30.91 lakh shares in the last session.
Pine Labs Ltd witnessed volume of 135.26 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 5.72 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 23.65 lakh shares. The stock increased 0.71% to Rs.197.00. Volumes stood at 8.76 lakh shares in the last session.
Exide Industries Ltd witnessed volume of 136.46 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 5.61 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 24.30 lakh shares. The stock increased 7.02% to Rs.356.50. Volumes stood at 13.91 lakh shares in the last session.
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd witnessed volume of 9.56 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 5.57 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 1.72 lakh shares. The stock increased 5.30% to Rs.693.65. Volumes stood at 2.35 lakh shares in the last session.
In the cash market, The Nifty 50 index slumped 198.50 points or 0.81% to 24,378.10
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rallied 3.77% to 18.20.
HCL Technologies, HDFC Bank and Infosys were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The April 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 28 April 2026.
Barring IT, all the sectoral indices on the NSE were traded in green with realty, metal and private bank shares leading the rally.
At 09:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 358.28 points or 0.46% to 78,878.58. The Nifty 50 index rose 103.90 points or 0.43% to 24,463.15.
The broader market outperformed the friontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index jumped 0.47% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 0.58%.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,148 shares rose and 934 shares fell. A total of 163 shares were unchanged.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rallied 5.52% to 18.16.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 1,059.93 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 2,966.89 crore in the Indian equity market on 20 April 2026, provisional data showed.
Numbers to Track:
The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper shed 0.03% to 6.888 compared with previous session close of 6.890.
In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged lower against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 93.3275 compared with its close of 93.1600 during the previous trading session.
MCX Gold futures for 5 June 2026 settlement declined 0.04% to Rs 153,860.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was up 0.07% to 9816..
The United States 10-year bond yield increased 0.12% to 4.252.
In the commodities market, Brent crude for June 2026 settlement tumbled 47 cents or 0.49% to $95.04 a barrel.
TVS Motor Company has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Hyundai Motor Company for the development, manufacturing, and commercialisation of electric micromobility three-wheelers (including their versions or variants). Additionally, the company announced its official entry into the Zambian market. To strengthen its African footprint, it has appointed Zamoto Manufacturing as its official distributor, ensuring a robust sale, service, and spare parts network across the country.
JSW Steel advanced 1.50% afer the company has signed a joint venture agreement with South Korea’s POSCO to set up a 6 mtpa greenfield steel plant in Odisha.
Vedanta added 2.25% after the company said its board on Monday, 20 April 2026, approved the implementation of its demerger, with the scheme set to become effective from 1 May 2026. The company has fixed 1 May 2026 as the record date to determine eligible shareholders for the issuance of shares in the newly carved-out entities.
Global Markets:
Asia market traded mixed on Tuesday amid hopes for a resolution to the Middle East conflict, even as tensions between Iran and the U.S. continue to simmer.
“Trump, by imposing a siege and violating the ceasefire, seeks to turn this negotiating table— in his own imagination— into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering,” Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reportedly said in a social media post.
“We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats, and in the past two weeks, we have prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield,” Ghalibaf, who is also Iran’s top negotiator, added.
This comes after President Donald Trump on Monday said “lots of bombs [will] start going off” if no deal is reached before a shaky ceasefire with Tehran expires Tuesday evening, threatening Iran with overwhelming military force.
The threats come even as a U.S. delegation prepared to return to Pakistan for a potential second round of peace talks.
Overnight on Wall Street, stocks slipped on Monday after tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated over the weekend.
The S&P 500 shed 0.24% to close at 7,109.14, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.26% to finish at 24,404.39. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 4.87 points, or 0.01%, settling at 49,442.56. On the flip side, the small-cap Russell 2000 rose 0.58% to 2,792.96, scoring a new closing record.
Traders remain hard-pressed to fully price in a worst-case scenario on the war given stocks’ recovery from near correction territory to all-time highs.