Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Thursday, following Wall Street's overnight losses which saw the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite fall for a fourth straight day.
Tech stocks led markets lower as artificial intelligence darling Nvidia fell nearly 4%, joined by Netflix, Meta, Apple and Microsoft. Tech was the worst-performing S&P 500 sector, falling 1.7%.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.45%, ahead of the unemployment reading.
Japan's Nikkei 225 slipped 0.82%, on pace for a fourth straight day of losses, while the broad based Topix dropped 0.38%.
In contrast, South Korea's Kospi rebounded from Wednesday's losses, advancing 1.04%. The small-cap Kosdaq gained 1.16%.
Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 16,211, pointing to a weaker open compared to the HSI's close of 16,251.84.
Source : CNBC
