Futures pointed to a lower open in Asia on Tuesday as tech stocks extended their losses stateside.
Big tech names in the U.S. fell further yesterday after dropping almost 3 percent last Friday.
n Asia, futures tip Japanese equities to open lower. Nikkei futures in Chicago were down 0.22 percent at 19,865.
Stocks on Wall Street closed lower, with the extended fall in tech stocks weighing on the broader market.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.17 percent or 36.3 points to finish the session at 21,235.67, the S&P 500 closed 0.1 percent or 2.38 points lower at 2,429.39 and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.52 percent or 32.45 points to end at 6,175.46.
In energy news, oil prices inched higher on news of declines in U.S. inventories. Brent crude futures rose 0.3 percent to settle at $48.29 a barrel and U.S. crude added 0.6 percent to settle at $46.08.
The dollar index, which measures the dollar against a basket of rival currencies, traded at 97.138 compared to levels above the 97.2 handle seen in previous sessions. Dollar/yen was also weaker, sinking below the 110 handle to trade at 109.84.
Source: Bloomberg Pro Terminal
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