AI Stocks Soar: Anthropic Funding Boosts Netweb, Black Box

Indian artificial intelligence-linked stocks saw strong buying interest today. This follows upbeat global sentiment around the AI sector. Netweb Technologies India shares surged over 13%, trading at 4,602 rupees and 10 paise on the NSE. Black Box gained 2.28%, reaching 1,016 rupees and 80 paise, while E2E Networks advanced 0.75% to 3,981 rupees. The momentum comes after AI startup Anthropic reportedly raised 65 billion dollars in a funding round. This valued the company at nearly 965 billion dollars, surpassing rival OpenAI's valuation. Anthropic also unveiled an upgraded Claude Opus 4.8 model and is preparing a broader rollout of its "Mythos" large language model. This model has sophisticated cybersecurity capabilities and is being deployed with major tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple. Adding to the bullish sentiment, Nvidia reported record first-quarter results for fiscal 2027, with revenue of 81.6 billion dollars, an 85% year-on-year jump. Nvidia also announced an 80 billion dollar share buyback and a higher quarterly dividend. This shows continued investor optimism and growth in the artificial intelligence sector.