Stocks in Asia slumped the most since the Aug. 5 rout, tracking a selloff in US peers driven by a plunge in Nvidia Corp. Shares of chipmakers tumbled amid renewed concerns over the artificial intelligence frenzy, bringing a regional equity benchmark down more than 2%. Chip giants Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and SK Hynix Inc. slid at least 4% each. US futures also fell in Asian trading after the S&P 500 shed more than 2%. The risk-off mood at the start of historically tough month for markets came as a closely watched US manufacturing gauge again missed forecasts, shifting investor focus toward the odds of an economic slowdown in the world’s largest economy. That added to an already-weak sentiment in Asia, where a run of disappointing Chinese data had been hurting risk assets. Treasury yields steadied after a tumble Tuesday. A dollar gauge snapped a five-day winning streak, its longest since April. The yen edged higher. Oil pushed lower after a decline of almost 5% on Tuesday amid weak demand and oversupply concerns. The early-August selloff turned out to be a pause in the bull market than the beginning of a prolonged slide, as growing expectations for US rate cut erased the slump in a matter of days. The recovery gained momentum following dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium. Elsewhere in Asia, the Australian dollar held on to losses as data showed Australia’s economic weakness persisted in the three months through June. Chinese stocks dropped after a private survey showed services activity expanded less than expected, the latest sign of the economy’s fragility. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 saw their worst starts to a September since 2015 and 2002, respectively. With inflation expectations anchored, attention has shifted to the health of the economy as signs of weakness could speed up policy easing. While rate cuts tend to bode well for equities, that’s not usually the case when the Fed is rushing to prevent a recession. Wall Street’s “fear gauge” - the VIX - soared. Traders are anticipating the Federal Reserve will reduce rates by more than two full percentage points over the next 12 months — the steepest drop outside of a downturn since the 1980s. Marking the start of a busy week for economic data, a report showed US manufacturing activity shrank in August for a fifth month. Focus will turn to the key US jobs report due later this week. The data is expected to show payrolls in the world’s largest economy increased by about 165,000, based on the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. The S&P 500 dropped to around 5,530 while the Nasdaq 100 lost over 3% as Nvidia tumbled 9.5% — erasing $279 billion in a record one-day wipeout for a US stock. The US Justice Department sent subpoenas to Nvidia and other companies as it seeks evidence that the chipmaker violated antitrust laws. US After Hours GTLB +12.4 up big on earnings; ZS -12.8%, ASAN -12.7%, and PD -12.4% among laggards following quarterly results; NVDA -2.3% down on DOJ subpoena, according to Bloomberg.
Nikkei -4.33% Hang Seng -1.16% CSI -0.51% Shanghai -0.56% Shenzen -0.34%
Eur$ 1.1055 CNH 7.1110 CNY 7.1108 JPY 145.11 GBP 1.3116 CHF 0.8479 RUB 87.7673 TRY 34.0661 WTI$ 70.02 Gold 2,495 +0.09% BTC 56,389 -3.13% ETH 2,372 -3.69%
S&P -0.60% Nasdaq -0.86% EuroStoxx -1.26% FTSE -0.89% Dax -1.16% SMI -0.87%
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