Equirus sees muted Q1 for India’s large IT companies as clients delay discretionary spends

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Equirus Securities projects a muted Q1 for India's large IT services companies, with growth ranging from flat to modest gains as major clients cut discretionary IT spending. Despite accelerating AI adoption across the sector, this is driven by cost-optimization within existing budgets rather than incremental AI investment, creating a disconnect between AI adoption and IT services spending growth.

• •Q1 forecast shows muted growth (flat to modest) for India's IT services sector
• •Enterprise clients reducing discretionary IT spending amid budget tightening
• •AI adoption accelerating but constrained by cost-optimization, not budget expansion

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