India, Sept. 25 -- Shares of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) are gaining about 8 percent on Friday morning, possibly driven by the company's announcement yesterday of a seven-year agreement with Anthropic involving $11.6 billion in contractual commitments.

The company's shares are currently trading at $119.70 on the Nasdaq, up 8.41 percent. The stock opened at $125.41 and has climbed as high as $128.46 so far in today's session. Over the past year, it has traded in a range of $70.82 to $165.45.

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