Infosys, Wipro ADRs slide as IBM weakness in software and infrastructure business rattles investors

The American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) of Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd dropped on Tuesday (July 14) after International Business Machines (IBM) shares dropped to their lowest levels in nearly six decades, after weaker-than-expected earnings.Infosys Ltd’s American Depositary Receipt listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was trading at $11.10, down 3.39% or $0.39, while Wipro Ltd’s ADR was quoted at $1.85, lower by 2.63% or $0.050 during the day.

IBM shares slid by the most in almost six decades after the tech major reported preliminary second-quarter sales that fell short of expectations, attributing the miss to customers shifting their spending to chips and servers amid AI-fueled shortages.
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Further, shares of software and IT services companies plunged after International Business Machines. Software peers were dragged lower as Microsoft Corp. fell 3%, Workday Inc. dropped 10%, Oracle Corp. fell 2.1%, Salesforce Inc. shed 6.2%, and Autodesk Inc. slid 5%. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, a proxy for the software sector, slumped 4.5%.

Shares of IT services companies also tumbled, with Accenture PLC dropping 7.9%, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. declining 7%, and Infosys Ltd falling 7.2%.

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