Asian stocks fluctuate, bond yields Slip
Shares in Japan swung between gains and losses while those in Australia climbed alongside Hong Kong equity futures. Contracts for US stocks edged up after the S&P 500 fell 0.4% Wednesday, retreating from a record high in the prior session. The Nasdaq 100 dropped 0.9% as tech stocks weighed on the US market. Nvidia Corp. and Tesla Inc. were among the hardest hit big-tech companies.
