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Appen Ltd's stock plummeted 6.51% during Monday's intraday trading session, reflecting heightened investor anxiety ahead of a critical financial update.

The sharp decline follows market commentary highlighting Appen's upcoming earnings report as a key test for its AI data services margin recovery story. Investors are focused on guidance regarding AI contract bookings and operating margins, amid concerns over the company's recent history of losses and weak visibility on large U.S. AI projects.

Analyst notes point to significant uncertainty around whether the earnings release will show concrete progress on cost efficiency and margin improvement, with risks including client concentration and the potential erosion of demand for human annotation services due to automation.

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