Australian tech stocks track Wall Street peers lower

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17/04/2025 04:27

** Technology stocks .AXIJ fall 0.4% to 2,233.4 points

** Sub-index tracks decline in Wall Street, where the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC shed 3.1% overnight after top player Nvidia NVDA.O tumbled on being hit by U.S government curbs on China exports

** WiseTech WTC.AX top loser on benchmark .AXJO, down 2.6% and set for worst session since April 4

** Zip ZIP.AX and Seek SEK.AX also among top losers

** YTD, AXIJ down 18.5%

 (Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)

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