Japan's Nikkei 225 closed at 63,492.99, down 518.35 pts (-0.81%) from last
Friday, briefly dipping below the 63,000 level for the first time since Aug. 4.
Reports that OpenAI will not list this year and concerns about slowing AI
development pushed AI and semiconductor stocks broadly lower, while elevated US
crude futures added selling pressure. After an early gap down, short-term fund
buying of Nikkei 225 futures provided support, quickly arresting the slide and
narrowing losses.