Will AI change how you invest your money in stocks and mutual funds?
India Today
The next market shift may not come from earnings or interest rates. It may come from AI. In this article, we explore how it could reshape your stock and mutual fund investments.
Every investing era has a moment when markets realise the rules are changing. For the dot-com boom, it was bandwidth. For smartphones, it was mobile data. For cloud computing, it was subscription software.
Now, the defining force of this cycle is artificial intelligence or AI.
AI has been affecting how companies hire, allocate costs and plan productivity improvements. The shift was visible inside boardrooms. But it had not yet truly made its presence felt on global equity markets. That changed last week.
The trigger was a product launch in the United States. Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude models, introduced tools capable of drafting contracts, reviewing compliance documents and writing software code. These are tasks that sit at the core of global IT services.
Investors reacted immediately.
Technology stocks in the United States turned volatile as markets reassessed business models built around human expertise. The concern was not about falling demand. It was about automation accelerating. Major tech stocks on Wall Street have been left battered as investors worry about the impact of AI on operations. (Photo: Reuters)
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The main trigger for the rally was Infosys announcing a strategic partnership with artificial intelligence firm Anthropic. Investors reacted positively to the news, pushing Infosys shares nearly 3% higher to around Rs 1,407 during the session.
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The next market shift may not come from earnings or interest rates. It may come from AI. In this article, we explore how it could reshape your stock and mutual fund investments.
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