Nikkei 225 drops 0.81% to six-week low
Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.81% to 63,493 amid AI safety concerns and higher oil prices after Saudi Arabia shut the East-West pipeline; AI-linked stocks led declines.
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81% to close at 63,493 on Monday, hitting a six-week low and tracking losses in US stock futures amid growing concerns over safety risks surrounding artificial intelligence development. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged AI companies to slow the development of their most advanced models due to safety concerns. Investors also contended with surging oil prices after Saudi Arabia shut down the critical East-West pipeline, which provides an alternative route around the Strait of Hormuz. Rising energy costs reinforced expectations for tighter monetary policy, with both the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan expected to raise interest rates this week.
4%) posting notable losses. 7% after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the ChatGPT maker would not pursue an initial public offering this year.