MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.2 percent in early trade, pulling back from a two-year high hit on Monday. Overnight, the major Wall Street indexes slipped between 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent, with Apple Inc. leading losses on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Although oil prices initially rose on fears about possible supply disruptions, they ended the day lower. Saudi Arabia is the world's biggest oil exporter, and Qatar is the top liquefied natural gas and condensate shipper. U.S. services sector activity slowed in May as new orders tumbled, but was offset by a jump in employment to a two-year high.

Source: dna June 06, 2017 00:56 UTC