Asia shares were mixed on Wednesday following Wall Street losses weighed down by technology stocks, while gold and silver continued to regain ground after a recent sell-off.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 dropped 0.6% to 54,391.58, although it was still trading higher than at the start of the week. Shares of chipmaker Tokyo Electron fell 2%, while testing equipment maker Advantest lost 1.6%. SoftBank Group edged up 0.2%.
