BENGALURU, July 3 (Reuters) – India’s HCLTech (HCLT.NS), has won a $1.14 billion deal with a major European firm, the software services exporter said on Friday.
HCLTech’s shares opened 4.6% higher on Friday after the announcement, boosting gains on the Nifty IT index, which was up 2.5%.
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The deal will help HCLTech establish an AI-driven operating model to transform and manage the client’s global digital workplace and enterprise networks, the company said.
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The deal will last for four-and-a-half years, and is extendable by another five years, it added, without providing further details about the European firm.
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This is entirely new business for the company, HCLTech said, and not from an existing client or a deal renewal.
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HCLTech, which will report its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 on July 13, has forecast revenue growth of 1%-4% for the year.
Reporting by Haripriya Suresh in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman.
