Asia-Pacific markets fall, tracking Wall Street declines on tech losses and AI jitters

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Asia-Pacific markets fell Tuesday, following a tech-led slide on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slid 0.92%, while the Topix declined 0.6%. South Korea's Kospi was 0.64% lower while the small-cap Kosdaq slid 0.58%. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 26,178, lower than its last close of 26,384.28. Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.76%. Overnight in the U.S., stocks pulled back, plagued once again by declines in tech, as Wall Street awaited key releases this week,