Asian stocks dither and trade lower on Wednesday, extending recent losses with heavyweight technology shares remaining weak before key earnings from bellwether Nvidia Corp. Hang Seng index slipped 85 points and Nikkei 225 index fell 17 points.
See MoreAsian stocks rose on Wednesday as the U.S. Congress looked set to end the federal shutdown and traders looked for direction in the absence of clues from government data services. Hang Seng index advanced 125 points and Nikkei 225 index rose 90 points.
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