Asian stocks were mixed and U.S. equity futures retreated Tuesday in the wake of a dip in technology giants on Wall Street.
South Korean shares slid while Australia rose modestly. Trading will be limited with Japan and China among markets closed for holidays.
The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of the Nifty 50 Index’s performance in India, was little changed at 14,676 as of 7 a.m.
Commodities held an advance after silver led gains in precious metals as the prospect of near-zero rates for longer boosted demand. Oil was steady after climbing over 1%. Data Monday showed growth among U.S. manufacturers cooled in April, while a gauge of prices paid for materials jumped to the highest since 2008.
