Global Markets | Japan's Nikkei weighed down by AI stocks ahead of Nvidia earnings

Japan's Nikkei share average slid 0.7% on Monday as AI-related stocks faced pressure before Nvidia’s earnings report. Inflation worries and Middle East uncertainty also weighed on the market. Wataru Akiyama said, "I think it is fair to say that the outlook for earnings growth in AI and semiconductor-related stocks has not changed."