Indian IT stocks set for best week in 3 months on US elections, Fed cheer
** Shares of Indian information technology stocks .NIFTYIT climb 4% for the week, their best weekly gain since August
** Heavyweights Infosys INFY.NS, TCS TCS.NS, and Wipro WIPR.NS gained ~4% for the week
** Republican Donald Trump swept back into the White House, although votes are still being counted
** A Trump win could lead to lower corporate taxes - a positive for IT sector as it would boost demand, analysts said
** index gains on the day were boosted by Fed's quarter-point rate cut on Thursday, along with commentary that inflation was nearing 2% target; IT index up ~1% on Friday
** Indian IT firms earn a significant share of revenue from the U.S.
** Six of 10 stocks on index rated "hold" on avg, while three stocks including TCS and INFY rated "buy"; L&T Tech LTEH.NS only "sell" rated stock - LSEG data
** IT index up ~18% YTD vs 11% gain in Nifty 50 .NSEI
Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru
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