Asia shares subdued by tech retreat, U.S. futures steady

Asia shares subdued by tech retreat, U.S. futures steady

India's Nifty 50 started up 0.7% ahead of a speech by the country's central bank governor, which might include policy changes to support the pandemic-stricken economy.

Nasdaq futures edged up 0.3% after a sharp fall overnight, while S&P 500 futures also added 0.3%.

The Nasdaq had dropped 1.9% on Tuesday as some big tech names ran into profit-taking, including Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.Â