SoftBank Group is trading 6.1% down at $31.00 as Asian AI and technology stocks sell off amid concerns about higher financing costs and debt-backed AI infrastructure spending. - Reports also point to concerns about whether returns from SoftBank’s large OpenAI investment can support borrowing used to finance its AI strategy. - The pressure appears sector-wide, with inflation and interest-rate concerns weighing on technology shares. SoftBank’s concentrated AI exposure makes it particularly sensitive to doubts about investment returns.