05:34 AM EST, 11/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets tracked moderately lower Thursday, after US chip giant Nvidia (NVDA) shares hit downdrafts overnight on fresh reports regarding the romantic relationships of CEO Jensen Huang.

Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo finished in the red, as did most other regional exchanges.

Brent crude futures rose 1.2% to $93.84 a barrel, during Asian market hours.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened evenly but declined in the afternoon, finishing off 0.7% lower as traders backed away from AI-and semiconductor-related enterprises.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 429.23 to 60,819.36, although gaining issues outnumbered losers 153 to 71, as declines were concentrated in the tech sector.

Leading the upside was chemical concern Resonac, up 12.5% after reporting earnings, while semiconductor-components maker Ibiden declined 8.3%.

In economic news, Japan's producer price index rose 7.1% on year in October, and by 0.7% from September, pushed by energy bills, reported the Bank of Japan.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened lower and could not recover, closing off 1.3% on weakness in property and tech shares.

The broad gauge Hang Seng fell 307.37 to 24,008.55, as losing issues outnumbered gainers 71 to 21. The Hang Seng TECH Index lost 2.4% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index fell 1.5%.

Leading the upside was Link REIT, gaining 3.2%, while e-commerce colossus Alibaba (BABA) declined 4.3%.

On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.7% to 3,655.83.

On the other regional exchanges, the S. Korean KOSPI fell 0.6%; the Taiwan TWSE declined 2.6%; the Australian ASX 200 declined 0.1%; the Singapore Straits Times Index fell 0.1%, and the Thai Set was flat. In late trading in Mumbai, the Sensex was up 0.1%

The MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Index fell 0.8% on the day.

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