Japan Tech Stocks Plunge as AI Infrastructure Spending Fears Hit SoftBank, Nikkei 225 and Asia’s Chip Leaders
Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.03% to 49,001.5 on Thursday, its lowest close in three weeks, as tech stocks slid amid renewed doubts over AI data center profitability. SoftBank Group dropped 3.76%, while Advantest and Fujikura also declined. The selloff followed similar losses in U.S. tech shares. Some defensive and niche stocks outperformed, including Shift, which jumped 5.09%.
