Shares fall in Asia, with Kospi down 5.2%, while oil prices jump
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped Wednesday in Asia after Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high as artificial-intelligence stocks resumed their decline. South Korea’s Kospi led the regional retreat, dropping 5. 2% to 6,515. 97. The two biggest companies benefiting from the AI boom tracked losses for their U. S. rivals. Samsung Electronics shed 6. 9%, while memory chipmaker SK Hynix tumbled 7. 9%. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 sank 2. 6% to 65,703. 78. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0...
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