Asian equities poised for weak open, futures drop

Benchmarks in Japan and South Korea declined, dragging a gauge of Asian equities lower. Futures contracts for the S&P 500 declined as much as 1.1% in early trading while those for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 sank even more. Treasury yields slipped across maturities.

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