Indian stock markets are expected to be under pressure on Wednesday as investors assess the economic implications of the extended nationwide lockdown.
Investors will also likely react to March quarter earnings which kickstart with Wipro’s Q4 results later today. According to analysts, January-March corporate earnings are expected to be a washout as the downturn in the economy worsened, with business activities hit following the covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent nationwide lockdown.
Edelweiss Securities Ltd estimates March quarter revenue of the top 5 Indian IT players to decline 1.3–0.0% quarter-on-quarter in constant currency (cc) as the global economy came to a halt while cross currency tailwinds will be minimal.