Asia stocks restrained as US futures retreat

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was left almost flat as a result, while Japan's Nikkei .N225 dipped 0.1%.

SYDNEY: Asian shares got off to a sluggish start on Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street was soured by an early slide in U.S. stock futures, while the euro was near one-month highs as odds narrowed on a July rate rise by the ECB.

After ending Monday firmer, Nasdaq futures NQc1 lost 1.3% with traders blaming an earnings warning from Snap SNAP.N which saw shares in the Snapchat owner tumble 28%.