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Nikkei und Topix: Hohe KI-Investitionen verunsichern Anleger in Asien

Anleger wollen den Beweis, dass sich die Milliardeninvestitionen in KI-Infrastruktur auch positiv in den Gewinnmargen der Firmen widerspiegeln. Auf die Zahlen von OpenAI reagieren sie nervös.

Nikkei und Topix: Hohe KI-Investitionen verunsichern Anleger in Asien

The Asian stock markets are experiencing their second consecutive weekly loss. Concerns over high energy prices, turbulence in bond markets, and the massive sums required for investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are troubling investors. The broad MSCI Index for Asian-Pacific stocks outside Japan declined by 0.16 percent for the week, with a weekly decline of more than one percent.

In Tokyo, the Nikkei Index, which includes 225 stocks, fell by 0.8 percent to 68,512 points. The broader Topix index remained nearly unchanged at 4,093 counts. The biggest loser in the Nikkei was SoftBank Group, a major investor in OpenAI, whose stock dropped 5.4 percent. Shares of Furukawa Electric fell by 4.83 percent, followed by Murata Manufacturing shares, which declined by 4.68 percent.

The largest percentage gainers in the index were Nomura Research Institute, up 5.13 percent, followed by Baycurrent with a gain of 3.97 percent and Shift with 3.92 percent. Notably, OpenAI's revenue fell 20 billion dollars below previous expectations.

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