Japan's Nikkei stumbles as Nvidia earnings results loom

Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.85% to 38,617.10 as investors awaited Nvidia's earnings, which will influence global stocks, including Wall Street and AI-related stocks. Chip stocks like Tokyo Electron and Advantest declined ahead of the results. The index previously hit a record intraday high and saw declines in Fast Retailing and Shin-Etsu Chemical.