Nifty IT Index Crash: Why Anthropic Shock and US Rate Fears Wiped Out ₹1.3 Lakh Crore
Synopsis: The Nifty IT Index plummeted 5.5% on February 12, 2026, as a “perfect storm” of Anthropic’s newly launched Claude 4.6 “agent teams” and stronger-than-expected US jobs data decimated investor sentiment. The dual blow triggered a massive ₹1.3 Lakh Crore wipeout in market cap, as markets price in a structural threat to the traditional headcount-based […]












