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  "id": 2933396,
  "title": "Nikkei wavers as AI stocks weigh ahead of Nvidia earnings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/nikkei-wavers-as-ai-stocks-weigh-ahead-of-nvidia-earnings",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:04:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nikkei-wavers-ai-stocks-weigh-ahead-nvidia-earnings"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japan's Nikkei share average experienced a mixed performance on Monday, August 24, with artificial intelligence-related stocks facing pressure ahead of Nvidia's earnings announcement. The market was further weighed down by inflation concerns and uncertainty in the Middle East, with expectations of a Bank of Japan interest rate hike in September. The Nikkei rose by 0.2% to 65,900.95 at 0156 GMT, after fluctuating between gains of up to 0.4% and losses of 0.5%. Most AI-related shares, which significantly influence the Nikkei, saw declines, with Fujikura falling 3.5% and SoftBank Group dropping 3.3%. Chip manufacturers, however, led the market higher, with Tokyo Electron gaining 2.1%. Nvidia has informed major clients that AI server prices will increase by over 15% due to rising memory costs, reported Bloomberg on Saturday. Equities strategist Wataru Akiyama from Nomura Securities views these concerns as a pretext for selling, as there is no significant change in the outlook for earnings growth in AI and semiconductor-related stocks. However, rising bond yields due to inflation worries suggest the Japanese stock market may not sustain an upward trend.",
  "summary": "[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average moved between small gains and losses on Monday (Aug 24), with artificial intelligence-related shares under pressure ahead...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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