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Asia-Pacific markets slid Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as technology stocks continued to come under pressure and Fed rate-cut doubts swirled.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.85%, while the Topix slid 1.03%. Tech stocks led declines on the index, with tech conglomerate Rakuten Group tumbling 6.57%, semiconductor testing equipment maker Advantest falling 5.27%, and Lasertec retreating 3.97%.

Japanese giant SoftBank plunged as much as 8% in early trading, marking its third consecutive day of decline after it said Tuesday it had sold its entire stake in Nvidia .

South Korea's Kospi fell 2.29% and the small-cap Kosdaq was 1.42% lower. Index heavyw

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