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Analysts: Japanese Stocks Could Plunge if Tech Boom Fails

Analysts say tech giants are extremely concentrated in benchmark markets across the Asia-Pacific region. The top five stocks in the Nikkei 225 account for about 38% of the total weighting. “If anything goes wrong with the artificial intelligence or semiconductor boom, the Nikkei will immediately plummet,” said Takehiko Masuzawa, head of equity trading at Phillip Securities Japan. “I do think we will continue to see more corrections and increased volatility.”