Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 111.44 points or 0.68% to 16,565.74
On BSE, 11,673 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 1.72 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 1,250 and a low of Rs 1,235.05 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 1,294.80 on 4 May 2012. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 902.90 on 22 August 2011.
The large-cap stock outperformed the market over the past one month till 6 June 2012, falling 1.94% compared with the Sensex's 2.24% decline. The stock also outperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 4.30% as against Sensex's fall of 4.19%.
India's largest IT company by revenue has an equity capital of Rs 195.72 crore. Face value per share is Re 1.
Before turning ex-dividend, the stock offered a dividend yield of 1.27% based on the closing price of Rs on 30 May 2012.
TCS had recommended a final dividend of Rs 8 per share and a special dividend of Rs 8 per share for the year ended March 2012.
TCS' consolidated net profit rose 3.28% to Rs 2894.93 crore on 0.41% growth in net sales to Rs 13259.33 crore in Q4 March 2012 over Q3 December 2011.
TCS is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation. It offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPO, infrastructure, engineering and assurance services.