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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Global Market Today: Asian stocks fall on AI jitters, oil extends drop

Asian equities dropped as renewed concerns over artificial-intelligence spending fueled another selloff in chipmakers. Crude oil extended its decline.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 1.2%, with technology shares the biggest losers. The Kospi Index in South Korea dropped 5.6%, while the Nikkei in Japan slid 1.3%. The moves came after a US gauge of semiconductor giants fell 2.2%. SK Hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. were among the biggest losers in Asia.

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