Nikkei, Kospi, Topix: Schwache Amazon-Zahlen – Nikkei und Technologiewerte in Asien verlieren
Die schwachen Zahlen der Tech-Konzerne Amazon und Intel haben an den asiatischen Börsen Folgen. Auch ein möglicher Hackerangriff auf die Kryptowährungsbörse Binance drückt auf die Stimmung.
Recent weak earnings from Amazon have negatively impacted tech stocks on Asian markets. The fear that massive AI spending may not generate sufficient returns has contributed to the decline. This concern was highlighted by the underwhelming results from US technology giants Amazon and Intel. Maki Sawada, an equity strategist at Nomura Securities, noted that this could signal growing worries about the profitability of AI investments, which is putting pressure on stock prices.
The Japanese stock market is particularly affected by this drop in US tech stocks. Specifically, chip makers Advantest and Tokyo Electron fell by 9.1 and 5.6 percent, respectively. Additionally, concerns over a potential hacking attack on the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, have further unsettled investors. This has led to a decline in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices, as well as stocks of Coinbase, a rival exchange.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei index, which tracks Japan's leading stocks, dropped 2.3 percent to 63,148 points, marking a weekly gain of 0.2 percent. The broader Topix index fell 1.2 percent to 3,956, with a weekly decline of 0.4 percent. The broader Kospi index in South Korea dropped 5 percent, marking the biggest decline in October since 2020.
The Shanghai Composite index also fell 0.3 percent to 3,641 points. Japan's central bank maintained interest rates steady amid inflation concerns.
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