** Shares of Mphasis MBFL.NS fall as much as 8.01%,
steepest intraday decline in nine months, to 2021.90 rupees
** IT solutions provider is the top loser in IT index
.NIFTYIT , which is down over 2%
** Global brokerage firm Citi reiterates "sell" on MBFL and
maintains PT of 1,705 rupees, after an interaction with the
company's management
** Deal wins to revenue conversion is slowing in current
macro environment, says Citi and adds mortgage business is
likely to remain muted in March quarter
** Citi expects improvement in overall growth of MBFL only
after March quarter
** Trading volume is 1.08 mln shares as of 2:25 p.m., 2.7x
the 30-day avg of 406,314 shares - Refinitiv data
** Of the 28 analysts tracking MBFL, 14 maintain "buy", four
suggest "sell" and 10 recommend "hold"; median TP is 2,252
rupees
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
((bharath.rajeswaran@thomsonreuters.com; Mobile:
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