Asia stocks track U.S. decline: markets wrap
Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower at the open Wednesday.
Equities slipped modestly in Japan, Australia and South Korea. Futures rose in Hong Kong.
U.S. contracts pared losses following the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100’s biggest decline in more than two months as major American equity indexes fell. While earnings have helped U.S. shares, results from Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. got a mixed response: Apple and Microsoft fell in extended trading amid concern over slower growth, while Alphabet rose on Google’s strong sales....