Shares have fallen in Asia after a broad slide on Wall Street led by technology companies. Tokyo’s Nikkei dropped 3%, while oil prices edged higher. Tai said she did not want to “inflame trade tensions with China." But shares fell 0.3% in Hong Kong to 23,989.61, while Tokyo finished the morning down 2.8% at 27,658.31. Rising bond yields and energy prices are stoking investor concern about inflation.

Source: Daily Sun October 04, 2021 15:04 UTC