The sell-off in semiconductor and artificial intelligence equities has deepened significantly in East Asian markets, extending well beyond the pullback seen in US trading sessions.
The Japanese Nikkei Semiconductor Index dropped more than 10% during morning trading on Friday, marking a sharp acceleration in regional selling pressure.
1%, signaling that weakness was broadening across the region.
This move represents a notable escalation from recent days, where Asian equity markets had already posted losses.
The MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan index fell 0.8% on Thursday, while the broader Nikkei 225 declined 1.1%, signaling that weakness was broadening across the region.
The current session’s severity suggests investors are repricing risk in high-multiple tech names more aggressively in Asia than in the US.
The decline follows a period of sustained selling pressure that began earlier in the week.