Calls in the US to slow down artificial intelligence (AI) growth turned out to be a double-edged sword for investors on Dalal Street as the Nifty IT Index surged 5%, adding Rs 1.13 lakh crore in market value, even as stocks tied to the power and infrastructure buildout needed to support AI models fell as much as 6%.
The slowdown calls turned out to be good news for India’s battered software technology stocks as HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra gained 5% each while Infosys, LTIMindtree and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) advanced 4%.