** Shares of Indian IT service provider HCLTech HCLT.NS up
as 2% at 1,457 rupees
** Co on Tuesday said it extended partnership with Germany's
Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank (apoBank), with $278 mln
contract value for 7.5 years
** Co on Wednesday also said it extended tech partnership
with Olympus Corp 7733.T
** HCLT top gainer in IT index .NIFTYIT , which is up 0.8%
and among top gainers in Nifty 50 index .NSEI , up 0.4%
** Including day's gain, HCLT shares down 1.1% YTD vs 2%
fall in IT index
(Reporting by Sethuraman NR in Bengaluru)
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