HCLTech jumped as much as 7% on Tuesday, touching a day high of Rs 1,290.00, after an expanded CrowdStrike AI security partnership.

So what drove this. HCLTech and CrowdStrike announced they are deepening their existing tie-up to tackle a fairly new problem, keeping AI systems themselves secure, not just using AI to catch threats.

The plan is to combine CrowdStrike’s Falcon Guardian tool with HCLTech’s AI Security and Resilience services, delivered through its Cybersecurity Fusion Centers.

Together, this is meant to protect AI applications, models, digital agents and data, while giving companies better visibility into risks they might otherwise miss. This isn’t a standalone move either.

It builds on Continuous Threat Exposure Management services that HCLTech rolled out back in March 2026, and it brings in HCLTech’s own TRiBe framework for AI governance along with its VERITY resilience model.

There was a broader tailwind at play too. IT stocks across the board rallied after Anthropic’s CEO called for AI development to slow down over safety concerns, a comment that investors read as good news for traditional software and services companies.

On the company’s other recent moves, HCLTech reported consolidated revenue of Rs 34,579 crore for the quarter ended June 2026, up 13.9% year on year, with net profit rising 20.4% to Rs 4,626 crore.

The company has also fixed 17 July 2026 as the record date for an interim dividend of Rs 12 per share.

By the close of trade on Tuesday, HCL Technologies shares settled at Rs 1,253.70 on the NSE, up 3.95% from the previous close.

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