Financial markets in the US and Asia have fallen sharply as investors sell off shares in technology companies, with artificial intelligence stocks hit particularly hard.
Shares in technology companies, especially those related to AI, have driven much of this year's stock market gains. Google and YouTube parent company Alphabet's stock price was 5% lower. Earlier this week, the company reported financial results that beat analyst expectations but said its spending would stay high for the rest of 2024.
In Asia, chip makers Renesas Electronics and Tokyo Electron in Japan and South Korea's SK Hynix were amongst the big fallers.
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