Japan's Nikkei share average finished close to a three percent decline on Thursday, influenced by a sell-off in chip-related stocks and escalating hostilities in the Middle East that dampened risk appetite. Despite Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reporting record earnings, investor caution prevailed amid renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Conversely, Nichirei shares soared after resuming operations that had been interrupted by cyberattacks.

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly tumbled more than 2,200 points on Thursday as semiconductor-related issues took a beating. The…

Japan's Nikkei share average finished close to a three percent decline on Thursday, influenced by a sell-off in chip-related stocks and escalating hostilities in the Middle East…

Japan's Nikkei 225 plunged 5% as investors dumped chipmaker and AI stocks. SoftBank, Tokyo Electron, and Advantest led losses amid a global tech rout.

(Bloomberg) -- Stocks tumbled, sending tech-heavy gauges to their worst day since the unveiling of US tariffs in April last year as investors rotated out of technology shares,…

Asian equities tumbled in red on Friday as concerns over artificial intelligence led stocks deepened, with Japan and Taiwan recording the sharpest declines. Additionally, growing…

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's key Nikkei 225 stock average on Friday marked the fifth-biggest one-day point loss on record, hurt by heavy selling of semiconductor- and…

TOKYO, July 17 : Japan's Nikkei tumbled into correction territory on Friday, as a global rout in chipmakers and an escalation in the Middle East conflict prompted investors to…

Japan's Nikkei 225 plunged 5.43% to 63,208 points while Taiwan dropped over 4% in a brutal Asia-Pacific selloff driven by semiconductor profit-taking and