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Asian Shares Mostly Advance but Tech Stocks Remain Volatile, While Oil Sinks 3.3%

Technology shares stayed volatile as earnings worries and AI spending concerns kept pressure on markets, while Brent crude fell 3.3%, officials said.

  • Asian shares mostly rose on Monday, but Technology stocks remained volatile while oil prices fell more than 3%. Brent crude, the international standard, dropped 3.3% to $109.66 per barrel.
  • Wall Street fell Friday to its worst day since June as investors dumped Technology and AI-related stocks. Last week, earnings reports from Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Amazon raised questions about whether their massive AI-related spending would deliver profitable returns.
  • The Shanghai Composite rose 1.2% to 3,640.93 despite China reporting factory activity contraction, while South Korea's Kospi index added 2.3% to 5,859.83. Japan's Nikkei slipped 0.1% to 63,218.02 as major Technology names fell.
  • Memory chipmaker SK Hynix jumped 4.2% while Samsung Electronics added 1.7%, contrasting sharply with Kioxia Holdings' roughly 14% plunge and TSMC shedding 1.5%. Technology stocks remain volatile due to growing worries the AI buildup may prove a bubble.
  • Investors are watching for Tuesday's United States midterm election results, which could influence market direction. China's central bank and securities regulatory body plan to meet with financial institutions Monday to discuss supporting the capital market.
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Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Monday but technology stocks remained volatile, while oil prices fell more than 3%.

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The leading stock exchanges in Asia are rising during Monday's opening trade.

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