东京，10月30日：日本日经平均股价指数周五一度下跌3%，以芯片相关股票领跌，原因是市场对为人工智能热潮提供资金的支出能否持续愈发担忧。
TOKYO, Oct 30 : Japan's Nikkei share average dropped as much as 3 per cent on Friday, led by chip-related stocks, as concerns mounted over the sustainability of spending to fund the AI boom.
东京股市追随了华尔街隔夜的跌势，而亚马逊和英特尔盘后公布的财报显示巨额现金消耗，进一步加剧了跌势，导致这两家公司及其同行的股价在盘后交易中大幅下跌。
Tokyo tracked overnight losses on Wall Street, and were given additional impetus by late earnings from Amazon.com and Intel that showed massive cash burns, sending shares of those companies and their peers sharply lower in extended trading.
野村证券股票策略师泽田真希表示：“这可以看作是市场对人工智能投资盈利能力的担忧日益加剧的迹象，这种担忧正在拖累股价。日本股市正受到美国科技股下跌的影响。”截至格林尼治时间20时03分，日经指数下跌2.8%，此前一度重挫3%，芯片设备巨头爱德万测试和东京电子领跌，分别暴跌9.1%和5.6%。本周迄今，日经指数仍上涨0.2%。
"This can be seen as a sign of growing concerns regarding the profitability of AI investments, which is weighing on share prices," said Maki Sawada, an equities strategist at Nomura Securities. "The Japanese stock market is being affected by this fall in US technology shares." The Nikkei was down 2.8 per cent, as of 2003 GMT, after earlier slumping 3 per cent, led lower by chip equipment heavyweights Advantest and Tokyo Electron, which plunged 9.1 per cent and 5.6 per cent, respectively. For the week, the Nikkei remains up 0.2 per cent.
相比之下，覆盖面更广的东证指数周五跌幅较小，下跌1.3%，但本周势将下跌0.4%。
By contrast, the broader Topix was down a milder 1.3 per cent on Friday, but set to lose 0.4 per cent this week.
除财报外，原油价格下跌也支撑了日本股市，原因是市场对中东和平谈判持乐观态度。资源匮乏的日本严重依赖能源进口，尤其是来自中东的进口。
Beyond earnings, falling crude oil prices on optimism over Middle East peace talks supported Japanese stocks. Resource-poor Japan depends heavily on energy imports, especially from the Middle East.
日本央行将于周五公布政策决定，外界普遍预计其将维持利率不变，不过投资者将关注有关12月会议加息可能性的信号。
The Bank of Japan will announce its policy decision on Friday and is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged, although investors will be watching for signals on the likelihood of a rate hike at its December meeting.
在日经指数225只成分股中，123只下跌，100只上涨，2只持平。
Among the Nikkei's 225 components, 123 fell versus 100 that rose, with two trading flat.
除爱德万测试和东京电子外，其他跌幅显著的芯片和人工智能相关股票包括：揖斐电下跌15.2%，激光科技下跌13.8%，软银集团下跌6.7%。
Along with Advantest and Tokyo Electron, other notable chip and AI losers included Ibiden, down 15.2 per cent, Lasertec, down 13.8 per cent, and SoftBank Group, down 6.7 per cent.
财报也造就了一些表现突出的个股，游戏制造商科乐美上涨15.3%，成为日经指数中涨幅最大的成分股。东京迪士尼度假区的运营商东方乐园紧随其后，上涨6.6%。
Earnings also produced some standout performers, with game maker Konami jumping 15.3 per cent to become the Nikkei's biggest percentage gainer. Oriental Land, the operator of Tokyo Disney Resorts, followed with a 6.6 per cent gain.