US Tech Sell-Off Spills Into Friday's Asian Trading

According to Al Jazeera, the Nasdaq Composite closed down 2.6% on Thursday, October 22, 2026 (30 Mehr 1405), and Meta shares declined after the company raised its projected capital expenditure. Sahmino's dated index record also shows a fall in the Nasdaq for Thursday's session. Japan's and South Korea's markets opened lower in Friday morning trading, October 23 (1 Aban). Al Jazeera linked the technology sell-off to investor concerns about returns on the industry's large AI investments; that is a reported explanation of market sentiment, not proof of a single cause for the index move.