Asian shares wobble as tech rout boosts bonds, dents rate hike bets

Asian equity markets traded unevenly as a selloff in technology stocks drove investors toward government bonds, according to the Reuters report. The move ran through a risk-off channel: as tech shares fell, demand for safe-haven Treasuries and other sovereign debt rose, pushing yields lower and easing the inflation-driven repricing that had built up expectations for further central bank tightening. Pared rate-hike bets reduce the discount-rate pressure on long-duration growth equities, which means the same tech weakness that sparked the bond rally also complicates the outlook for valuation-sensitive names. The Nasdaq 100 (NDX) is the most directly exposed index, given its heavy weighting in semiconductors and large-cap software, where any further repricing of rate expectations feeds straight into earnings multiples. Traders should watch the next US Consumer Price Index release, since a softer-than-expected print would reinforce the bond rally and the case for fewer hikes, while a hot reading could reverse the bond move and reignite pressure on the Nasdaq.

The Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is the US large-cap tech benchmark. NDX is more sensitive to rate decisions than SPX because of longer-duration cash flows, and heavily concentrated in Tech/Comms names — mega-cap earnings season dominates price action.

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