Nikkei and Topix: High AI investments are unsettling investors in Asia

Investors want proof that the billions invested in AI infrastructure are also positively reflected in the companies' profit margins. They react nervously to OpenAI's numbers.

Artificial Intelligence: Are the billions invested in AI infrastructure worth it? Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

Berlin. Stock markets in Asia are facing their second consecutive weekly loss. High energy prices, bond market turmoil and the enormous sums required to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) are worrying investors.

MSCI's broad index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan fell 0.16 percent. There are signs of a decline of more than one percent for the week.

In Tokyo, the Nikkei index, which includes 225 stocks, fell by 0.8 percent to 68,512 points.

The broader Topix remained almost unchanged at 4,093 points.

The biggest loser on the Nikkei was SoftBank Group, a key investor in OpenAI. The shares fell by 5.4 percent. Furukawa Electric shares fell 4.83 percent, followed by Murata Manufacturing shares, which lost 4.68 percent.

The biggest percentage gainers in the index were Nomura Research Institute, up 5.13 percent, followed by Baycurrent, up 3.97 percent, and Shift, up 3.92 percent.

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