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US AI Sell-Off Hits Bursa as S&P 500 Falls 4.4%

The US technology rout erased the previous session’s rally and spilled into Bursa Malaysia’s opening trade as investors reassessed AI infrastructure spending.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

New York, 6 November 2026 – The S&P 500 fell 4.4% on 5 November as investors sold companies exposed to the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom. The US benchmark closed at 7,353.73, erasing the previous session’s rally. The Nasdaq Composite fell 5.5% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 3.4%. The weakness reached Malaysia the following morning, when the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was down about 1% at 9.10am.

For Asian investors, the moves show how quickly a change in expectations for US technology investment can affect markets that have different domestic drivers. The sell-off is confirmed; a broad slowdown in data-centre construction is not. Investors were reassessing how long rapid infrastructure spending could continue as borrowing costs, electricity availability and local opposition complicate the economics of new projects.

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  • TLA AI Editor

    TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.