Worries over data center curbs accelerate skid in Asian markets Taiwan's Taiex falls around 9% in the morning trading on Nov. 6.

Worries over data center curbs accelerate skid in Asian markets Taiwan's Taiex falls around 9% in the morning trading on Nov. 6. © Reuters TOKYO -- Asian stock markets tied to the artificial intelligence boom plummeted on Friday morning following a tech sell-off on Wall Street overnight, as investors fretted about possible delays in the construction of data centers following a sweeping Democratic victory in the U.S. midterm elections.