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    IT stocks: A comeback which just needs a bit more confirmation; 7 stocks with an upside potential of up to 23%

    Just before the expiry of the June series contract, bulls were seen in a segment of the market which has been long ignored by them — IT stocks. Because the upward movement was taking place at the end of expiry, one could not rule out the element of short covering. If one looks a bit deeper in the trend in IT stocks, two things have become clear. That while the news and opinion has been negative, the price action has not been so bad as has been painted. Now let's look at what happened in the IT sector and why there could be a case for contrarian buying. Yes, the sector has some headwinds which not many had thought would appear two years back. But the bigger question is whether this phase of underperformance is about to get over or not. It might be time to shed the bias of negativity around large IT players.

    Everstone to merge two healthcare companies, list combined firm

    Everstone Capital, a Pan Asia private equity fund, is merging Translumina Therapeutics, a major cardiac stent maker in India, as part of a big-ticket IPO plan.

    Companies cautious on short-term hiring, but overall outlook stays upbeat

    Employers in India are showing caution in short-term hiring for the July-September quarter, with a net employment outlook of 30%, six percentage points lower than the current quarter and the same period last year. While 48% of employers plan to hire more people, 18% expect a decrease in hiring or have no plans to hire. The most optimistic sectors are finance and real estate, healthcare and life sciences, and IT, while communication services and transport, logistics, and automotive are less optimistic.

    Around one-third employees experience age-related discrimination at work: Study

    The 'Ageism in the Workplace' study by talent company Randstad India revealed that 31 per cent of employees in India have experienced discriminations due to their age and such discriminations are mostly prevalent during recruitment process, especially in job advertisements of organisations.

    31% of employees in India experienced ageism at work: Randstad

    A study by Randstad India has revealed that 31% of Indian employees have experienced bias or discrimination due to their age at work. The study, which covered nearly 1,000 respondents, found that pharma, healthcare & life sciences, and business process outsourcing/IT-enabled services were the sectors where the highest proportions of respondents experienced ageism. Construction, infrastructure, and real estate followed closely, with 41% of respondents experiencing ageism.

    Initiatives on track to increase women’s participation across levels, say 54% Indian employers – much above global average of 46%

    Internal leadership development programmes, followed by flexible working policies, most effective in helping retain and secure diverse talent, finds ManpowerGroup Diversity Outlook Survey

    The Economic Times
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