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.

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…

Japanese AI-linked stocks tumbled as a fresh rout in U.S. semiconductor shares spread across Asia after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's outlook failed to reassure investors.

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly plunged over 2,700 points Friday morning due to selling of issues related to semiconductors and…

Tokyo and Taipei led losses on a glum day for Asian markets Friday, with tech firms once again in the crosshairs as investors cash in following this year's breathtaking rally.

Asian shares have skidded, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 down 5% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares drag markets lower.

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average plunged over 2,900 points Friday morning due to selling of issues related to semiconductors and artificial…

Technology stocks have come under pressure in recent weeks as investors increasingly question whether this year’s blistering AI-driven rally has run too far, too fast

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.

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average temporarily plunged over 4,100 points Friday afternoon due to selling of issues related to semiconductors…

Investors pull away from shares in companies that have led markets higher this year

(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…

SoftBank stock plunges 11% in Tokyo as a global AI rout triggers a wipe out for tech momentum winners over infrastructure spending concerns.

Nikkei average briefly dives 4,100 points as memory maker and chip stocks tumble

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