Earnings

Stock Market Today LIVE: Among sectors, barring Nifty IT, all other sectoral indices traded in the green, led by Nifty Metals, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty Pharma, Nifty Media and Nifty Oil & Gas.

Wipro, which had about 243,000 employees in June, is shifting towards what the Chief Technology Officer described as a "human-AI operating model".

Stock Market Today Highlights: Among sectors, Nifty FMCG, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Metals, Nifty Realty and Nifty Media led the gains, while Nifty Pharma and Nifty IT reeled under selling pressure.

India's Q2 FY27 IT earnings season begins Oct. 8 with TCS, followed by HCLTech, Wipro, Infosys and other major technology companies. Investors will track revenue growth, deal wins, margins, AI demand and dividends as India's top IT firms report September-quarter earnings.

Sweet said the AI ecosystem has become increasingly interconnected over the past year, with hyperscalers and software-as-a-service companies introducing new AI features and functionality rapidly.

At the sector level, energy was the main beneficiary of September upgrades, as crude prices rose amid escalating tensions in West Asia. Utilities also saw positive revisions.

HDFC Bank shares have delivered muted returns across several time frames. The stock is down around 2.1% over the past five trading sessions, while it has gained around 0.8% in the past month.

Infosys was the only stock in the list trading lower, at Rs 1,009.80, down 0.55%. Its intraday high remained marginally below the previous close, at a 0.06% decline.

For investors looking at mid- and small-cap stocks, Parekh said they can make investments slowly. He stressed that stock-picking and discipline at the right time are key.

On BSE, Adani Ports, Tata Steel and Kotak Bank were among the top gainers, while Eternal, Bajaj Finance and HCLTech were top drags.

Stock Market Today Highlights: All the sectoral indices ended in the red, with the Nifty PSU Bank dropping the most over 3%, followed by Nifty Realty, Nifty Auto, Nifty Metals and Nifty FMCG falling more than 1% each.

All 30 shares were trading in the red zone on BSE. Tech Mahindra, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel and Infosys were among the top losers.