Japan's Nikkei drops 5% as heavy selling of chipmakers and other AI-related shares drags markets lower. AI stocks are under pressure over worries their prices are too high and that

Japan's Nikkei drops 5% as heavy selling of chipmakers and other AI-related shares drags markets lower. AI stocks are under pressure over worries their prices are too high and that the demand for computer memory and processors may not be sustainable. Link Asian shares sink, with Tokyo down nearly 5% as slumping AI stocks drag world markets lower Asian shares have skidded, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 down 5% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares drag markets lower.

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Source: Associated Press
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Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:59:09 GMT