Asian shares fall as Delta fears eclipse Wall Street uptick

HONG KONG: Asian shares retreated on Thursday as worries about Chinese regulatory changes and the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus weighed on sentiment despite tame U.S. inflation easing fears the Federal Reserve would rush to reduce support.

Those consumer price inflation figures also caused the dollar to retreat against most major currencies and U.S. Treasury yields to edge down overnight, though both were steadier in Asian hours.