Was 2024 indeed better than last year for the big boys of Indian IT?
Live MintBengaluru: India’s top five information technology services companies grew at a slower clip in the first nine months of this year, defying hopes that the $254 billion industry would rebound after reporting its weakest growth ever in 2023. The spectre of GenAI Keith Bachman, an analyst with BMO Capital Markets, said in a 12 December report that increased hiring by India’s largest IT services firms in recent quarters was a leading indicator signalling better growth, which in turn could drive a rally in their stocks. Mint reported last week that a renewed hiring spree by Dublin-headquartered and NYSE-listed Accenture Plc painted a sanguine outlook for India’s IT services companies as it signalled a rebound in global IT spending. Yet, analysts are cautiously optimistic about the prospects of Indian IT services firms next year considering the rise of generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI, which could dash the sanguine outlook.