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Toh hua yun ki aaj subah Indian stock markets ekdum khush mood mein open hue. Sensex aur Nifty 50 dono upar the, kyonki duniya bhar mein tensions kam ho rahe hain aur oil prices bhi gir rahe hain. Gift Nifty bhi positive signal de raha tha. Lekin hawa thodi thandi bhi thi, kyuki Indian Rupee US Dollar ke saamne gir ke ₹96 ke kareeb pahunch gaya tha, aur petrol-diesel ke prices bhi badhe the. Market mein thodi halki volatility reh sakti hai, especially hafte ke derivatives expiry se pehle.
Ab baat Infosys ki karte hain. Ye IT giant ka share subah trading mein 4% bhaga. Yaad hai, pichhle saal iska stock lagbhag 36% gir gaya tha. Analyst logon ki baat karein toh, mostly Wall Street analysts abhi bhi 'Reduce' rating de rahe hain. Unka target price bhi zyada nahi hai, average $14.22 ke aaspaas hai, matlab abhi zyada growth ki ummeed kam hai. Company ka P/E ratio apne competitors se kam 14.9 se 15.7 ke beech hai, jo sector average 19.9 se 20.17 se kaafi neeche hai. Matlab valuation ke hisab se sasta lag raha hai, par investors ka confidence abhi bhi low hai.
Ab sabse bada reason kya hai is caution ka? Yaar, ye hai Artificial Intelligence (AI) ka khauf! OpenAI jaisi companies ab sirf suppliers nahi rehne wali, wo seedha competitors ban sakti hain. Matlab wo consulting, design jaise kaam bhi kar lengi jo pehle IT companies karti thi. Analysts ka andaaza hai ki AI ki wajah se companies ki revenue mein 2% se 3% saalana kami aa sakti hai, jisse profits par pressure padega. Isi wajah se Infosys aur baaki IT stocks par lagatar 'Reduce' ratings aa rahi hain aur price targets bhi kam ho rahe hain. TD Cowen aur BMO Capital jaisi firms ne bhi yehi kaha hai. Aur haan, AI ki wajah se hiring bhi change ho rahi hai, ab kam log chahiye but specialized skills wale.
Toh asli challenge ye hai ki Indian IT sector AI ke is tufaan ko kaise handle karega. Ek taraf ye disruption hai, toh doosri taraf AI se naye opportunities bhi banengi. Infosys jaise companies ko adapt karna padega, apna business model badalna hoga, AI ko use karna hoga. Dekhna hai ki ye companies kitni jaldi is change ko apnate hain. Filhaal, analysts zyadaतर un companies mein invest karne ki salah de rahe hain jo is situation mein better perform kar sakti hain.