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Infosys launches ₹18,000 crore share buyback programme

pre-market1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

at ₹1
10 crore shares
of its paid-up
2.41%
for reserved categories
2:11
for the general
17:706

Infosys has initiated its largest share buyback of ₹18,000 crore, opening on 20 Nov 2023 and concluding on 26 Nov 2023. The company plans to repurchase 10 crore shares at ₹1,800 each, representing 2.41% of its paid-up equity. The buyback ratio is set at 2:11 for reserved categories and 17:706 for the general category.

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Sourcesnews.google.com

The market after the news

INFY closed +2.9% on the day of the news, from ₹1,220.80 to ₹1,255.90; Nifty +0.5% over the same session; futures OI +3.3%.

Bulletin at 07:03 IST on 20 Mar 2026. Every change is measured from ₹1,220.80, the last close before it, on 19 Mar. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • INFY close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
INFY closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it109412211348axis spans 23%before the news · 19 Mar1221Nifty 50INFYbulletinD0+1+3+513 Mar25 Mar8 AprFutures open interest, lotspeak 2.1 LReference close ₹1,220.80. 16 sessions from 13 Mar to 8 Apr; the price axis spans 23 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before19 Mar₹1,220.80basebase
On the day20 Mar₹1,255.90▲ +2.9%▲ +0.5%+2.4 pp difference
+1 session23 Mar₹1,256.80▲ +3.0%▼ −2.1%+5.1 pp difference
+3 sessions25 Mar₹1,279.10▲ +4.8%▲ +1.3%+3.5 pp difference
+5 sessions30 Mar₹1,250.60▲ +2.4%▼ −2.9%+5.4 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +1.7%+21.24 on 20 Mar
Day's range, % · ₹
2.9%≈ 36 high to low
Volume on the day
2.18×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +3.3%+6,400 lots · long build-up · price +2.9%
Futures OI open, lots
2.0 L20 Mar · 30 Mar expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−9.10−0.7% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.49from 0.47 the session before
Max pain
1,280from 1,300 the session before

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