Asia Markets Mostly Lower After Investors Assess Australia Inflation Data Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly lower on Wednesday as investors assessed Australia’s inflation numbers for April and consumer confidence data from Japan. The Australian S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.3% after the CPI announcement, closing at 7,665.6. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell % to 38,, while the broad-based Topix dropped % to end at 2,. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell %, leading losses in Asia, while mainland China’s CSI 300 rose %, being the only major Asian benchmark in positive territory. Source: CNBC Stock Futures Are Lower After the Nasdaq Composite Posts a Record Close Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched lower by 152 points, or %. S&P 500 futures ticked down %, while Nasdaq 100 futures lost %. American Airlines slid more than 6% in after-hours trading after slashing its sales outlook for the second quarter. On Tuesday, the Nasdaq Com
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