HCLTech , India's no. 3 software services provider, plunged 8% on Tuesday after reporting a smaller-than-expected quarterly revenue and as a slew of brokerages cut their ratings on the shares.

HCLTechs software revenue growth however declined 2.1% YoY in constant currency terms as it failed to close some deal renewals as well as new deals. Consolidated revenue in the three months ended December grew 5.

Indias third-largest IT services provider, saw its shares fall on Tuesday following third-quarter results that missed revenue forecasts. The company reported a 5.1% rise in

By Sai Ishwarbharath B and Haripriya Suresh BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) -India's HCLTech narrowed its full-year revenue growth forecast on Monday and reported a smaller-than-expected December quarter revenue on underperformance in its software business.