Debasis Mohapatra
Bengaluru, 19 Feb 2026
Nifty IT Index had fallen by around 15% in the last one month, making it one of the worst performing sectoral indices. The sharp fall proved to be a drag on the overall index, restricting its upmove.
| Particulars | 1 Month Return | 1 Week Return | YTD (Year to Date) Return |
| Nifty IT Index | 15% ↓ | 1.64% ↓ | 13.90% ↓ |
Large cap companies in the IT space including TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and mid-tier players like Coforge, Persistent Systems, L&T Technology Services, Tata Elxsi have seen sharp fall in their share prices owing to fears of AI displacing their core offerings to customers.
| Particulars | 1 Month Return | 1 Week Return | YTD (Year to Date) Return |
| TCS | 16% ↓ | 3.61% ↑ | 16% ↓ |
| Infosys | 17.56% ↓ | 5.38% ↑ | 14.97% ↓ |
| HCLTech | 14% ↓ | 3.68% ↑ | 10.25% ↓ |
| Wipro | 13% ↓ | 0.18% ↑ | 20% ↓ |
| Tech Mahindra | 13% ↓ | 0.3% ↓ | 6.93% ↓ |
| Coforge | 20% ↓ | 2.40% ↑ | 16.55% ↓ |
| Persistent | 17% ↓ | 1% ↑ | 15% ↓ |
