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Asia markets to focus on China trade, Japan GDP, South Korea politics
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Loading...Nikkei futures traded sideways compared to the benchmark index's Tuesday finish at 19,344.15; Osaka futures traded at 19,370, while Chicago futures were at 19,340.
Australia's ASX 200 fell 0.23 percent in early trade, with heavy losses in its materials sub-index and its gold sub-index, down 0.88 percent and 0.96 percent, respectively.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 29.58 points, or 0.14 percent, to close at 20,924.76, the S&P 500 index was down 6.92 points, or 0.29 percent, to end at 2,368.39, while the Nasdaq composite finished lower by 15.25 points, or 0.26 percent, to 5,833.93.
The dollar remained was steady against a basket of currencies, trading at 101.82 on Wednesday morning in Asia. The yen traded at 113.95 against the greenback, while the Australian dollar slipped from levels above $0.76 to $0.7588.
U.S. crude fell 0.1 percent to $53.14 a barrel, while global benchmark Brent crude was down 0.2 percent to settle at $55.92.
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