Nifty IT index surges nearly 3 %; Coforge, Persistent zoom 12% on strong Q2

Nifty IT index in focus: Shares of information technology (IT) companies, mainly MidCap- Persistent Systems and Coforge – are in focus, as they rallied up to 12 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Wednesday’s intra-day trade after reporting a strong earnings for the July-September quarter (Q2) of financial 2024-25 (FY25).