Tech-heavy South Korean stocks fell 0.6%, while chip stocks led Japan's Nikkei 1.8% lower. Taiwan stocks slipped 1.2%. That left MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan down 0.32%.
Shares rose 250.8p to 3302.8p, extending the gains for this year to 30%. Commodity price pressure means the FTSE 100 index is trading lower, with shares in BP, Shell, Glencore and Anglo American ...