Asian stock markets close lower after shares linked to AI fall in NY

Asian stock markets closed lower this Friday (5), as the fall in shares linked to artificial intelligence on Wall Street the day before weighed on the region's technology sector.

Leading the losses, the Kospi index fell 5.54% in Seoul to 8,160.59 points. Semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix recorded declines of 6.40% and 9.92%, respectively.

In Tokyo, the Japanese Nikkei fell 1.31%, to 66,588.12 points, also pressured by chip-related stocks, such as Tokyo Electron (-6.61%).

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Elsewhere in Asia, the Hang Seng fell 1.15% in Hong Kong to 24,961.95 points and the Taiex fell 1.33% in Taiwan to 45,070.94 points.

In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.74%, to 4,027.74 points, and the less comprehensive Shenzhen Composite fell 1.33%, to 2,763.92 points.

The day before, chipmaker Broadcom fell 12.69% in New York, after releasing projections below expectations in its latest earnings report, dragging down other American technology stocks that had been driven by enthusiasm over the AI boom.

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The issue of the conflict in the Middle East also reduced risk appetite in Asia, amid uncertainty about a new ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and the chances that the United States and Iran will reach an agreement to end the war, which began more than three months ago, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil and natural gas normally flows.

In Oceania, the Australian stock market also ended the session in the red: the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.70% in Sydney, to 8,625.10 points.

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Source: CNN