Asia markets are set to open lower after Wall Street declines; Japan trade data in focus
Japan's Nikkei 225 was set to open lower, with the futures contract in Chicago at 43,385 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 43,350, against the index's last close of 43,546.29.
Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 24,977, pointing to a weaker open compared with the HSI's last close of 25,122.9.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was set to start the day lower, with futures tied to the benchmark at 8,875 compared with the index's last close of 8,896.2.
Investors await China's loan prime rate decision today, as well as Japan trade data.
Overnight stateside, the S&P 500 pulled back, weighed down by Nvidia shares and a broad decline in technology stocks. The broad market S&P 500 lost 0.59% and closed at 6,411.37, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.46% to settle at 21,314.95.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 10.45 points, or 0.02%, and ended at 44,922.27. The 30-stock index touched a fresh record high during the session.
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