Evening view of Marine Drive, Queen’s necklace, Juhu and Chowpatty beaches<\/p>\n
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose as investors assessed the four-day losing streak for the\u00a0S&P 500<\/a>,\u00a0led by declines in tech stocks.<\/p>\n Investors in the region are awaiting India’s HSBC Composite flash purchasing managers’ index reading for August, which provides an early snapshot of the performance of the private sector economy, expected later in the day. Economists polled by Reuters expect it to come in at 60.5, compared with 61.1 in the month before.<\/p>\n Japan’s\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a>\u00a0was down 0.21% in early trade, while the broader Topix index ticked down 0.4%.<\/p>\n In South Korea, the\u00a0Kospi<\/a>\u00a0index rose 0.81%, while the small-cap Kosdaq increased by 0.62%.<\/p>\n Australia’s\u00a0S&P\/ASX 200<\/a>\u00a0benchmark started the day 0.47% higher.<\/p>\n Hong Kong’s\u00a0Hang Seng index<\/a>\u00a0is slated to open flat with futures tied to the index at 25,168, compared with the HSI’s last close of 25,165.94.<\/p>\n U.S. equity futures<\/a> were little changed in early Asia hours.<\/p>\n Overnight stateside, two of the three key benchmarks ended the session in declines as tech stocks dragged the market lower.<\/p>\n The broad market S&P 500 index slipped 0.24% to close at 6,395.78, while the tech-heavy\u00a0Nasdaq Composite<\/a> lost 0.67% and settled at 21,172.86. Wednesday marked a fourth day of losses for the S&P 500 and a second negative session for the Nasdaq.<\/p>\n