Asia-Pacific markets set to open subdued after Wall Street's AI-linked stocks slide

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed as investors assessed a rotation out of chip stocks on Wall Street that helped lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record close. The move suggests a shift in market leadership away from semiconductors and toward more defensive or cyclical names, but the article gives no specific regional catalysts. Overall tone is cautious and mixed rather than strongly directional.

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Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed as investors assessed a rotation out of chip stocks on Wall Street that helped lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record close. The move suggests a shift in market leadership away from semiconductors and toward more defensive or cyclical names, but the article gives no specific regional catalysts. Overall tone is cautious and mixed rather than strongly directional.