Asian shares fall as technology shares pull benchmarks lower


              A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday following another volatile day on Wall Street, as traders braced for updates on inflation and corporate earnings. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              People wait a traffic signal in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday following another volatile day on Wall Street, as traders braced for updates on inflation and corporate earnings. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday following another volatile day on Wall Street, as traders braced for updates on inflation and corporate earnings. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              A person takes photos of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday following another volatile day on Wall Street, as traders braced for updates on inflation and corporate earnings. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2022, in New York.   (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2022, in New York.   (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2022, in New York.   (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2022, in New York.   (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2022, in New York.   (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. If the economy really is headed for a recession, the stock market may have still more to drop. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
            
              FILE - A trader stands outside the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in New York.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              A currency trader stands near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as losses in technology-related shares weighed on global benchmarks.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              A currency trader works near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as losses in technology-related shares weighed on global benchmarks. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              A currency trader works near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as losses in technology-related shares weighed on global benchmarks.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              A currency trader walks near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as losses in technology-related shares weighed on global benchmarks.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asian shares fall as technology shares pull benchmarks lower