Tech stock rout continues in Asia

Written By limadu on Jumat, 11 April 2014 | 17.42

HONG KONG (CNNMoney)

Tencent (TCEHY), best known for its WeChat mobile messaging app, tumbled 6.8% in Hong Kong and software firm Kingsoft (KSFTF) dropped 6.2%. China Telecom (CHA) fell 2.2%.

Japanese companies followed suit, with wireless carrier Softbank (SFTBF) falling 3.8% and electronics conglomerate Hitachi losing 2.5%.

Samsung (SSNLF) in Korea slipped 1.1%, taking its shares to a loss for the year so far.

The plunge in tech stocks could make it harder for investors to value major Chinese companies preparing to list in New York, including Sina's Weibo, a microblogging site, and Internet giant Alibaba.

Related: Weibo IPO to raise about $380 million

Nearly all Asian markets tanked in Friday trading, led by a 2.4% decline on Japan's Nikkei. The index has lost 7.3% this week alone.

Australia's ASX All Ordinaries lost 1%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped 0.8%.

Global technology stocks have been on a bumpy ride lately and a sell-off that started in the U.S. last week shows no signs of letting up.

The Nasdaq posted a 3.1% loss Thursday. CNNMoney's Tech 30 index is down 3.6% so far this year.

Related: CNNMoney's Tech 30 index

Marquee Nasdaq names like Google (GOOG, Fortune 500), Amazon.com (AMZN, Fortune 500), Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) all finished down more than 4%. Facebook (FB, Fortune 500) fell over 5% after gaining Wednesday. Part of this is likely due to a correction in momentum stocks, but concerns about the Heartbleed bug are also playing a role.

The biotech sector was part of the Nasdaq bleed as well. Biogen Idec (BIIB, Fortune 500), Celgene (CELG, Fortune 500), and Vertex (VRTX) all fell between 4% and 6%. Gilead Sciences (GILD, Fortune 500) plunged more than 7%. To top of page

First Published: April 11, 2014: 5:14 AM ET


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