SYDNEY: Asian stocks were on the backfoot on Wednesday while the safe-haven dollar held near a one-year high as Treasury yields resumed their upward march, hitting sentiment even as Chinese data underpinned signs of a solid global economic recovery.
The lead for Europe was weaker too, with futures for eurostoxx 50, Germany's Dax and London's FTSE off 0.2% each. E-mini futures for the S&P 500 were barely changed.
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