Asian stocks and US equity-index futures retreated after major artificial intelligence companies called for a slowdown in the technology’s development, raising concerns about a sector that has powered this year’s stock rally. Oil advanced.
MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities index declined 0.5% with losses in Japan and South Korea. Futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index declined over 1% and contracts for the S&P 500 Index fell 0.6%.