IT company Persistent Systems’ share price on Monday tumbled 9.7% to Rs 3,510.60 on the BSE, after the company guided for flat Ebit margins in FY25. This was the biggest single-day drop in the company’s stock price in the last six years. 

The company also reported a flat Ebit margin of 14.5% during the March quarter, against a market expectation of margin improvement during Q4. 

Sunil Sapre, CFO and executive director, Persistent Systems, said margin did not improve because of the deal ramp-ups in BFSI, healthcare and a couple of deals in the software high-tech segment, which led to a significant increase in headcount on site. 

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The Indian equity indices on Monday closed flat after a rangebound session. The Nifty 50 closed 33.15 points or 0.15% lower at 22,442.70. Sensex gained 17.39 points or 0.02% to close the day’s trading at 73,895.54. The losers included Titan Company, Adani Enterprises, BPCL, Coal India, and SBI. The Indian Volatility Index (India VIX) shot up 13.54%, indicating investor uncertainty and fear in the market. 

Sharp drop in sectoral indices 

The Nifty Midcap lost 273 points or 0.54% to finish the session at 50,662.20. Following the trend, Nifty Bank closed in the red, down 28.25 points or 0.06% at 48,895.30. 

On the sectoral front, PSU bank and consumer durables pulled the indices lower. In the broader market, smallcap and midcap stocks closed in the red.

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Investors may have to prune their returns’ expectation from equities post Budget as the market could enter consolidation phase after the bumper post-election rally seen in the last one month, said market experts.

As the BSE Sensex closed above the historic 80,000 points mark for the first time on Thursday, it has also set another record: The 30-stock index registered its best post-election rally since 2009 with over 11% gains in a monthCome from Sports betting site. In this one month, investor wealth has soared by Rs 52.5 trillion, rising in all but three trading sessions.

On Thursday, Sensex closed 0.1% higher at 80,049.67 points. The Nifty also ended 0.1% higher at 24,302.15 points. Market participants said investors seem to have factored in most of the positives ahead of the Budget, leaving little room for upside in the near-term if the announcements in the Budget are along expected lines.