By Cristina Roca

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. said Friday that its second-quarter net profit rose 29% on the year thanks to broad-based demand for its services.

The Indian information-technology services provider said that net profit for the quarter ended Sept. 30 rose to 96.24 billion Indian rupees ($1.29 billion) from INR74.75 billion a year earlier. The result was below the estimate of INR97.19 billion from a poll of analysts by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Second-quarter revenue rose to INR468.67 billion from INR401.35 billion a year earlier. All major markets posted strong growth, the company said.

The company declared a second interim dividend of INR7 a share, compared with INR12 the previous year.

Write to Cristina Roca at cristina.roca@wsj.com

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