Asian stocks follow Wall St lower after strong US jobs data


              A currency trader walks by 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, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, tracking the broad slide on Wall Street, as investors braced for higher interest rates and inflation worries for some time.  (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              A currency trader walks by 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, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, tracking the broad slide on Wall Street, as investors braced for higher interest rates and inflation worries for some time.  (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              Currency traders watch computer monitors 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, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022.  Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, tracking the broad slide on Wall Street, as investors braced for higher interest rates and inflation worries for some time. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              An employee of a bank walks by the screens at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, tracking the broad slide on Wall Street, as investors braced for higher interest rates and inflation worries for some time. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York.  Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 25, but major indexes remain in the red for the week. Stocks are off to a slightly higher start on Wall Street, Wednesday, Aug. 31,  but major indexes remain lower for the week after several days of declines. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York.  Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 25, but major indexes remain in the red for the week. Stocks are off to a slightly higher start on Wall Street, Wednesday, Aug. 31,  but major indexes remain lower for the week after several days of declines. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York.  Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 25, but major indexes remain in the red for the week. Stocks are off to a slightly higher start on Wall Street, Wednesday, Aug. 31,  but major indexes remain lower for the week after several days of declines. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York.  Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 25, but major indexes remain in the red for the week. Stocks are off to a slightly higher start on Wall Street, Wednesday, Aug. 31,  but major indexes remain lower for the week after several days of declines. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York.  Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 25, but major indexes remain in the red for the week. Stocks are off to a slightly higher start on Wall Street, Wednesday, Aug. 31,  but major indexes remain lower for the week after several days of declines. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York.  Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 25, but major indexes remain in the red for the week. Stocks are off to a slightly higher start on Wall Street, Wednesday, Aug. 31,  but major indexes remain lower for the week after several days of declines. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York.  Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 25, but major indexes remain in the red for the week. Stocks are off to a slightly higher start on Wall Street, Wednesday, Aug. 31,  but major indexes remain lower for the week after several days of declines. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York.  Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 25, but major indexes remain in the red for the week. Stocks are off to a slightly higher start on Wall Street, Wednesday, Aug. 31,  but major indexes remain lower for the week after several days of declines. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York.  Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, Thursday, Aug. 25, but major indexes remain in the red for the week. Stocks are off to a slightly higher start on Wall Street, Wednesday, Aug. 31,  but major indexes remain lower for the week after several days of declines. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              A person wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Thursday after strong U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of further interest rate hikes and Chinese manufacturing activity weakened. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              A person wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Thursday after strong U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of further interest rate hikes and Chinese manufacturing activity weakened. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              A person wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Thursday after strong U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of further interest rate hikes and Chinese manufacturing activity weakened. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
            
              People wearing protective masks stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Thursday after strong U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of further interest rate hikes and Chinese manufacturing activity weakened. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian stocks follow Wall St lower after strong US jobs data