SK Hynix Inc. booth at Computex 2026 expo on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Asian tech stocks fell on Tuesday as a decline in U.S. semiconductor stocks spilled over into regional markets, and concerns over artificial intelligence funding and increased competition soured sentiment.
Shares in South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix, a major supplier of high-bandwidth memory chips used in artificial intelligence applications, fell more than 8%, and rival Samsung Electronics fell 6.7%, both to their lowest since August.
Stocks of major high-tech investment companies in Japan Softbank Group It fell 8.8%. The group is heavily involved in the global AI industry and led a broad decline in Japanese semiconductor and electronics stocks.
Tokyo Electrona major supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, fell 6.75%. AdvantestThe company, which manufactures semiconductor testing equipment, fell by 5.65%. Other Japanese tech stocks were also under pressure. laser tech down 4.94%, disco lost 4.69%; Renesas Electronics It decreased by 5.64%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.44% on Monday, falling on the heels of declines in Wall Street’s tech stocks. US memory chip manufacturer micron technology Shares fell 3.9% as investors assessed increased competition from China’s Changxin Memory Technologies. CXMTreported progress on new chip structures.
The chief executives of Intel and Broadcom have warned that access to capital could be a major headwind to the artificial intelligence boom, even as demand for computing infrastructure continues to outstrip supply.
Investors also have a busy week ahead of corporate earnings and U.S. inflation data that could provide new clues about the outlook for interest rates.
