Nifty IT’s 21% February crash is worst since the 2008 global financial crisis. More pain or perfect time to buy?
The Economic Times·2026-02-24 09:22

Concerns escalated after AI startup Anthropic said its Claude tool can help streamline COBOL code, raising fears of disruption to long-standing revenue streams for technology companies. The announcement sent ripples through global tech stocks. To put things into perspective, shares of IBM plunged 13% overnight, marking the company’s worst single-day selloff in about 25 years.In today’s session, IT stocks tumbled up to 8%. Tech Mahindra, Following the historic correction, the Nifty IT index now trades at an ...

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