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A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday despite a sell-off in technology companies on Wall Street.
A woman wearing a face mask uses her mobile phone at a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday despite a sell-off in technology companies on Wall Street.
People wearing face masks walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday despite a sell-off in technology companies on Wall Street.
A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday despite a sell-off in technology companies on Wall Street.
FILE - This Nov. 23, 2020 file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange, right, in New York. A massive decline in technology stocks was dragging the broader market lower in early trading Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, as investors remain increasingly focused on the big tick up in bond yields and what it means for the overall market.
People wearing protective masks walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Tokyo. Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday as investors weighed the possibility that inflation might prompt central banks to adjust their ultra-low interest rate policies.
A man wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Tokyo. Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday as investors weighed the possibility that inflation might prompt central banks to adjust their ultra-low interest rate policies.
A man wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Tokyo. Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday as investors weighed the possibility that inflation might prompt central banks to adjust their ultra-low interest rate policies.
A school group walks by the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
A security guard walks by a stock ticker displaying the cost of Coca-Cola shares at the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
A man walks by a stock ticker displaying the cost of Verizon shares at the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Wednesday in Asia as investors weighed the possibility that inflation might prompt central banks to adjust their ultra-low interest rate policies.
Hong Kong led the decline, losing 2% to 30,015.49. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 shed 0.8% to 29,923.82, In Seoul, the Kospi edged 0.2% lower, to 3,065.56. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.9% to 6,778.40. The Shanghai Composite index gave up 1.1% to 3,596.04.
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