👉 Stocks are falling across Asia after a sell-off on Wall Street overnight
👉 Softer-than-expected economic data and comments from Jerome Powell contributed to the decline
👉 MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan index is off 0.2% around lunchtime
👉 Pan-region futures are down 0.4%
👉 German DAX futures are off 0.3%
👉 FTSE futures sank 0.3%
👉 Australian shares sank almost 1%
👉 Japan's Nikkei stock index slid 0.5%
👉 Chinese markets saw bright spots, with Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares jumping 5%