Asian stock markets are mostly lower on Wednesday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders look to book some profits after the recent strength in the markets and amid lingering uncertainty about the outlook for interest rates. They also seemed reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the release of key US inflation data later in the week. Asian markets closed mostly higher on Tuesday.
Australian shares are trading notably lower on Wednesday, giving up some of the gains in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 falling below the 7,500 level, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, with losses in mining and energy stocks partially offset by gains in technology stocks.
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