Japan’s Nikkei share average closed 4% lower on Friday, erasing most of the gains from the previous session, as tech investor SoftBank Group tumbled more than 12% following a report of a delay in OpenAI’s initial public offering. The Nikkei fell 4.15% to close at 69,360.88. In the previous session, the benchmark index experienced an Read More
On Thursday, Japanese tech stocks experienced a decline as concerns regarding AI infrastructure spending permeated into Asian markets, leading to a downturn in AI-related stocks. Softbank Group Corp experienced significant declines, ranking among the top losers in the benchmark Nikkei 225, which saw a drop of as much as 7.25%. This decline contributed to the Read More
On Tuesday, shares of South Korean automotive firms experienced an uptick following the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, who confirmed that the reduced U.S. auto tariffs of 15% on South Korea would be applied retroactively, effective from November 1. “We are also removing tariffs on aeroplane parts and will ‘un-stack’ Korea’s reciprocal Read More
On Tuesday, Asia-Pacific markets experienced a decline, lacking significant catalysts, following the overnight increase of two major indexes driven by optimism in the technology sector. Amazon’s stock experienced a 4% increase following a $38 billion agreement with OpenAI, a strategic decision that will leverage hundreds of thousands of Nvidia’s graphics processing units. Nvidia experienced an Read More
