Stocks rebound after tech sell-off and Indonesia shares sink on market downgrade warning

Asian stocks rebounded on Friday, recovering from a tech sell-off that had dragged down markets the previous day. Indonesia's stock market, however, plummeted following a downgrade warning. The MSCI index provider announced it would downgrade Indonesia from its "emerging market" status, leading to capital flight concerns. U.S. futures edged higher after Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh stated that AI could bring significant benefits to the global and U.S. economies.

South Korea's Kospi index climbed 3.6%, after falling 7.6% the day prior due to a tech share sell-off. Samsung Electronics rose 4.2%, and memory chipmaker SK Hynix increased 3.5%. Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 1.9%, after dropping 4.9% the day before. Taiwan's Taiex, influenced by the AI trend, rose 0.6%. However, TSMC shares fell 0.4%, despite posting record quarterly profits and noting strong AI demand.

Indonesia's Jakarta Composite index declined over 10%, marking its lowest point in years, after MSCI deemed Indonesia's emerging market status "no longer appropriate." Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.2%, while Shanghai Composite rose 1%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 increased 1.1%, and the U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.1%.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite also saw a slight rise of 0.1%. CoreWeave, an American AI cloud provider, saw early losses but recovered to end 5.9% higher. Nvidia closed 1.8% lower after a significant loss earlier in the day. Broadcom and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) both dropped 0.6% and 1.5%, respectively. Oil prices stabilized but remained high, with Brent crude falling 0.4% to $105.46 per barrel.

The International Energy Agency announced plans to release additional oil beyond its initial 400 million barrel pledge. The U.S. dollar weakened to 157.83 Japanese yen, while the euro increased to $1.1228.