Asian stocks slip as tech shares struggle over AI costs

Asian shares fell and technology stocks struggled on Friday as investors worried about elevated bond yields and massive AI spending. Rising energy prices and debt concerns further weighed on global market sentiment.

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Visitors and electronic screens displaying Japan's Nikkei stock quotation board are reflected on window glasses as the share average surged past an all-time record high scaled in December 1989, inside a building in Tokyo, Japan February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Asian stocks fell 0.16% on Friday, tracking a second straight weekly drop amid escalating energy costs and surging artificial intelligence funding needs. The regional pullback followed a 1% decline in Japan's Nikkei index. Investors are recalibrating portfolios as elevated borrowing costs and high AI capital expenditures pressure corporate balance sheets.

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