Tech sell-off pressures Asian stocks ahead of central bank policy week - TradingView

Asian markets opened lower on Monday, led down by tech-heavy indices as a global pullback in artificial intelligence and semiconductor valuations continued to weigh on risk sentiment ahead of a major central bank policy and corporate earnings week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 ( JPN225 fell 0.2% to below 62,500, with the Japanese yen trading near 156.7 per dollar. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index ( HSI ) rose 0.5% at 23,057, while mainland China’s Shanghai Composite ( 000001 ) lost 0.11% to 3,670 and the Shenzhen Component dropped 1.6% to 11,489. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 ( AU200AUD ) rose 0.22% to 8,771 following hawkish rate commentary from the Reserve Bank of Australia.