Mumbai, April 18 -- Indias second-largest IT services company Infosys Ltd surpassed market expectations by reporting a net profit of Rs 7,969 crore for the fourth fiscal quarter, up 30% year-on-year against Rs 6,134 crore in the same period last year. .

According to an exchange filing on April 18, the company achieved revenue of Rs 37,923 crore during the three months ended March 31.

The companys operating margin stood at 20.1 percent, down 0.9 percent YoY and 0.4 percent QoQ.

Despite this, Infosys stock rose by 0.34 percent today, closing at Rs 1,419.25, prior to the release of its quarterly earnings report.

In addition to its financial performance, Infosys announced a final dividend of Rs 20 per equity share along with a one-time di...