SoftBank plunges 13%, SK Hynix slides 10% as Asia tech rout tracks declines in the U.S.

SoftBank Group plunged, leading a broad selloff in Asian technology stocks amid mounting concerns over the rising cost of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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