Asia stocks slip as chipmakers retreat; earnings, central bank meetings loom

Investing.com-- Asian shares edged lower on Monday as concerns over the sustainability of AI spending weighed on semiconductor stocks, while investors braced for a busy week of corporate earnings and central bank decisions. Still guessing which stocks will beat the market? Our AI portfolio updates monthly and is outperforming the S&P 500 by 118%. See this month's list » Wall Street ended lower on Friday amid surging energy prices and AI trade concerns. U.S. stock index futures were mixed in Asian trading by 04:05 GMT, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq edging lower. Asia chip stocks fall as key tech earnings loom Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.4%, while the broader TOPIX index edged down 0.2%.