Hong Kong stocks opened lower and extended losses; Hang Seng Tech Index down more than 3%, HSI down 1.7%.

Tech selling resumed as investors dumped AI-related names, dragging European semiconductor shares down alongside Asian peers. Micron Technology’s strong after-hours results and upbeat outlook on Wednesday failed to revive the AI trade on Thursday. On Friday SK Hynix fell 8.4% and TSMC dropped 2.1%; in Europe ASML slipped 0.9%, ASM International slid 3.3%, Infineon fell 2.9% and STMicroelectronics lost 2.5%. E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.8%.

當地州長表示，俄羅斯圖拉地區諾沃莫斯科夫斯克的一處工業設施在無人機襲擊中遭到打擊。