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Nikkei drops 4% as global AI chip selloff sweeps Asian markets, Kioxia halves from peak

A wave of profit-taking on AI and chip stocks pushed Japan's Nikkei 225 into correction territory on July 17, with memory chipmaker Kioxia shedding 16% in a single session and investors openly questioning whether AI spending can justify elevated valuations.

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Japan

Japan Times

“Investors are more closely scrutinising global chipmakers as they question whether the payoff from AI spending can justify lofty valuations.”

Tokyo-based English daily; focused on Kioxia specifically, with investor skepticism about AI spending returnsاقرأ النص الأصلي ↗

Japan

Nikkei Asia

“Nikkei average briefly dives 4,100 points as memory maker and chip stocks tumble.”

Tokyo-based pan-Asian financial daily; framed the session as an "AI deleverage" event driving memory chip and broader chip stocks down sharplyاقرأ النص الأصلي ↗

Singapore

EBC Financial Group

“The Nikkei 225 fell 4% on 17 July 2026, closing over 11% below its June record as a global chip and AI selloff pushed Tokyo into correction territory.”

Singapore-based forex broker; provided the correction-territory framing and context of how far the Nikkei had fallen from its June recordاقرأ النص الأصلي ↗

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Summary

Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 4% on July 17, briefly dropping 4,100 points intraday, to close more than 11% below its June record and enter correction territory. Kioxia, Japan's largest memory chipmaker, dropped 16% in the session, halving its market value from the June peak. Tokyo Electron and Advantest also fell sharply in what Nikkei Asia described as an "AI deleverage." Investors in Japan and across Asia questioned whether returns from AI infrastructure spending can justify two years of elevated chip-sector valuations. China's AI shares also retreated, extending a rout that had started on Wall Street.

The split

Japanese financial media centered the story on memory chips, treating the Kioxia rout as a specific valuation correction for a newly listed group. International outlets framed it as a broader global "AI deleverage" linked to Wall Street, with no single catalyst named for the session.

By the numbers

  • 4%, Nikkei 225 single-day decline on July 17
  • 4,100 points, the intraday low dive by the Nikkei average
  • 11%, how far below its June record the Nikkei closed
  • 16%, Kioxia's single-day loss
  • Halved, Kioxia's market value from its June peak

Why it matters

The selloff drags chipmakers across Japan and China that supply the global AI supply chain, from memory stacks to advanced packaging. A sustained deleverage could tighten the capital available for the next round of fabrication investment at a moment when TSMC and rivals are scaling aggressively to meet AI demand.

What to watch

  • Whether the Nikkei stabilises or extends declines in coming sessions
  • Kioxia production and expansion plans as market capitalisation shrinks
  • Whether Wall Street's AI-sector correction deepens and pulls other Asian tech indices lower
  • Any earnings guidance from Tokyo Electron or Advantest that signals a shift in chip-cycle expectations

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