The heaviest weight on the market was Nvidia, whose chips are powering much of the move into AI. It sank 3.5%.

In South Korea, the Kospi slid 1.52% and the Kosdaq retreated 1.77%. Meanwhile, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 opened 0.24% lower.

US stocks were mixed on Friday. The Dow closed higher by 35 points, or 0.08%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 fell 0.29% and the ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 inched up 0.1 per cent after hitting a record high in the previous session, while the broader Topix index ...

Japan's Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday, driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed ...

Japan's Nikkei share average breached the 43,000-mark for the first time on Wednesday, with the broader Topix index also ...