ASIAN STOCKS DECLINED LESS THAN WALL STREET AFTER THE NASDAQ 100 SLUMPED 3.5% ON FRIDAY AND THE PHILADELPHIA SEMICONDUCTOR INDEX DROPPED 7.2%. US EQUITY FUTURES REBOUNDED AT LEAST 0.3%, WHILE SOUTH KOREAN SHARES RECOVERED EARLY LOSSES. BRENT CRUDE FELL 1.6% TO $111.60 A BARREL, GOLD ROSE TO AROUND $3,900 AND BITCOIN REBOUNDED.

The Nasdaq 100 fell 3.5% on Friday and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 7.2%, with Asian equities declining by less than their US counterparts before South Korean shares recovered, while US equity futures rebounded at least 0.3%. The divergence points to a rotation concentrated in mega-cap technology and semiconductors rather than a broad risk-off move, since the sell-off was steepest in chip names that carry heavy weightings in both the Nasdaq 100 and the semiconductor index. The transmission runs through equity duration and AI-linked earnings expectations: high-multiple growth stocks are most sensitive to shifts in discount rates and to doubts about capital spending returns, and semiconductor manufacturers and Korean chip exporters feel the impact directly through order visibility. The S&P 500, NDX, and BTC carry the most exposure given their concentration in high-beta technology, while gold and Brent typically respond more to rate expectations and dollar moves than to single-sector repricing. Traders should watch the next US inflation print and Nvidia-linked semiconductor demand signals, as either would clarify whether

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