Asian stock markets mostly lower on Wednesday, following the mixed cues from global markets overnight, as data showing a bigger than expected increase in U.S. retail sales in September raised concerns the US Fed will keep interest rates higher for longer or even announce a rate hike this year. Higher bond yields and geopolitical concerns in the Middle East also kept investors cautious. Asian markets closed mostly higher on Tuesday.
Adding to the gains in the previous session, Australian shares are slightly higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 staying above the 7,000 mark, following the mixed cues from global markets overnight, with small gains in energy, mining and financial stocks nearly offset by weakness in technology stocks.
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