Shares of IT major Infosys Ltd rose 3.5% on November 19 a day after the firm said the window for Rs 18,000-crore share buyback will open on November 20.

At 1:10 pm on November 19, Infosys stock was trading 3% higher at Rs 1,533.5 and was among top gainers on the benchmark Nifty 50 index, which is trading 0.1% higher.

Consequently, the Nifty IT index rose 2.8% to trade at 37,001, thus emerging as the biggest sectoral gainer on benchmarks on November 19. Persistent Systems, HCLTech, LTI Mindtree also led the gains on the index by rising 4-4.5%.

On November 18, country's second-largest software services exporter said it will open its buyback window on November 20, 2025 for shares worth Rs 18,000 crore.

The company had set per share price for buyback at Rs 1,800, which is at a 21% premiu

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