Asian shares slip after decline on Wall Street led by falling tech stocks
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dropped early Thursday morning trading after declines on Wall Street, as the gyrations that recently slammed global markets haunted investors. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell as much as 2.4% in early morning trading, to 34,264.75. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.6% to 7,652.70. South Korea’s Kospi dropped 1.8% to 2,523.52. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 1.1% to 16,694.63. The future for the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% lower. Although Wall Street slumped on Wednesday, the decline wasn’t as bad as the manic moves that earlier wracked worldwide markets. European markets logged strong gains. Japanese officials moved Wednesday to calm concerns over potential rate hikes after an increase in its key rate contributed to the heavy selling on Monday, when the Nikkei suffered its worst percentage loss since 1987. The Japanese yen was relatively stable after big gains in its value against the U.S. dollar that led investors to dump shares on Friday and Monday.
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