Asia-Pacific markets fall, tracking Wall Street declines on tech losses and AI jitters

Market Overview - Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index are at 26,178, down from the last close of 26,384.28 [1] - Japan's Nikkei 225 decreased by 0.92%, while the Topix fell by 0.6% [1] - South Korea's Kospi dropped by 0.64%, and the small-cap Kosdaq declined by 0.58% [1] - In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 557.24 points, or 1.18%, closing at 46,590.24 [2] - The S&P 500 decreased by 0.92% to end at 6,672.41, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped by 0.84% to settle at 22,708.07 [2] Company-Specific Insights - Nvidia's stock dropped nearly 2% ahead of its third-quarter results, scheduled for release after the market closes on Wednesday [3] - Concerns about stretched valuations have put pressure on Nvidia and other companies in the AI sector [3] - Blue Owl Capital, a private credit lender, saw a nearly 6% decline due to worries over its significant lending related to AI data center developments [3]