Asia shares subdued by tech retreat, U.S. futures steady
By Wayne Cole
Reuters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were trying to avoid a fourth straight session of falls on Wednesday as U.S. stock futures steadied in the wake of a pullback in large-cap tech darlings.
Holidays in Japan, China and South Korea helped cushion markets, leaving MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan up 0.1%.
Japan's Nikkei was shut, but futures recouped early losses to stand at 28,850 compared to the last cash close of 28,812.
India's Nifty 50 started up 0.7% ahead of a speech by the country's central bank governor, which might include policy changes to support the pandemic-stricken economy.