New Delhi, April 6 -- Even as the broader market remained under pressure, IT stocks stood out as one of the few pockets of strength on Dalal Street on Monday, April 6. The Nifty IT index rose more than 1%, extending its winning streak to a third straight session and taking its cumulative gain during this period to around 6%.

The move higher comes at a critical juncture for the sector, with the Q4FY26 earnings season set to begin next week. Investor focus has now firmly shifted to upcoming results from heavyweights such as TCS, Infosys and other frontline IT firms.

Among individual stocks, Coforge, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Persistent Systems and Infosys advanced 1-2%, while HCL Tech, L&T Technology Services and Tata Consultancy Services (TC...