Nikkei 225 closes lower by 0.42% at 28,743.25


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Asian equities cancel out brighter start

Nikkei 08-03
The mood is weighed down by the skid in tech, with the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite also being down by over 1% in the closing stages of the session.

Elsewhere, S&P 500 futures are down 0.3%, Nasdaq futures down 1.0%, while Dow futures and Russell 2000 futures are pretty much flat; though gains have been erased.

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