Asian Shares Face Cautious Start as Rally Pauses: Markets Wrap
Asian equities may struggle for direction when trading opens on Thursday, tracking a flat session on Wall Street with traders assessing simmering economic and geopolitical risks.
Equity index futures for Hong Kong and Australia fell while those for Japan were little changed. Contracts for US stocks opened flat in Asian trading after the S&P 500 ended Wednesday unchanged. The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.2%, helped along by a record high for Nvidia Corp. shares. Micron Technology Inc. shares rose in after-market trading following an upbeat forecast.
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