Japan’s Nikkei 225 decreased 0.7% to settle at 60,819 on Thursday, interrupting a three-day advance. The downturn mirrored weakness in US stock futures amid investor apprehension regarding questions surrounding Nvidia’s dominance. Speculation arose that Nvidia’s board was contemplating the removal of CEO Jensen Huang in response to allegations of multiple affairs. This development fueled anxieties about potential repercussions for global markets, specifically Asian suppliers with substantial reliance on Nvidia’s AI business. Domestically, Japan’s producer prices advanced 7.1% year-on-year in October, exceeding market consensus of 6.5% and surpassing 6.8% in September. The amplified increase reinforced anticipations that the Bank of Japan might implement additional monetary policy tightening. Technology and AI-aligned equities spearheaded the declines. Kioxia Holdings retreated 2.8%, Advantest decreased 4.6%, SoftBank Group eased 3%, Taiyo Yuden declined 4.4%, while Ibiden Co plummeted 8.3%.