New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- HCL Technologies was another major domestic IT player to report its September-quarter results, following TCS, which announced its earnings last week. HCL Tech's numbers came in line with analysts' consensus estimates.

The tech major reported a sharp rise in deal bookings, led by the Guardian Life and European automotive deals.

Despite concerns over advances in AI, the country's third-largest IT company increased its headcount during the quarter, taking its total employee count to an all-time high of 2.3 lakh.

The company posted revenue of Rs.35,620 crore, registering a 3 per cent sequential increase from Rs.34,579 crore in the June quarter and an 11.51 per cent year-on-year rise from Rs.31,942 crore in the corresp...