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Asian shares mostly fell Tuesday, despite a rally on Wall Street in stocks seen as benefiting the most from Donald Trump’s reelection as U.S. president. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 reversed early gains to decline 0.6% in afternoon trading to 39,289.14, weighed down by uncertainty about how Trump's policies, including tariffs, may affect local industries. Chinese tech stocks have been declining lately, while investors also have their eyes on upcoming earnings reports out of China.

(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp. swung to its biggest quarterly profit in two years on a series of successful Indian listings, giving its founder Masayoshi Son more ammunition for his next bet.Most Read from BloombergThe Leaf Blowers Will Not Go QuietlyArizona Elections Signal Robust Immigration Enforcement Under TrumpScoring an Architectural Breakthrough in Denver’s RiNo DistrictKey Ballot Initiatives and Local Races Highlight Views on Abortion, ImmigrationThe Tokyo-based company earned a ne

(Bloomberg) -- Asian shares dropped with European and US equity futures as traders weighed the impact of president-elect Donald Trump’s policy agenda and the make-up of his cabinet. Most Read from BloombergThe Leaf Blowers Will Not Go QuietlyArizona Elections Signal Robust Immigration Enforcement Under TrumpScoring an Architectural Breakthrough in Denver’s RiNo DistrictKey Ballot Initiatives and Local Races Highlight Views on Abortion, ImmigrationThe MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped for a third d

(Bloomberg) -- The newfound influence of opposition lawmakers in Japan has investors looking for gains in the shares of retailers and electricity generators.Most Read from BloombergThe Leaf Blowers Will Not Go QuietlyArizona Elections Signal Robust Immigration Enforcement Under TrumpScoring an Architectural Breakthrough in Denver’s RiNo DistrictKey Ballot Initiatives and Local Races Highlight Views on Abortion, ImmigrationThat’s due to expectations that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may cut taxe

Bayer on Tuesday lowered its full-year operating earnings guidance and took billions in write-downs on agricultural markets in Latin America, becoming the latest maker of farming supplies to be burdened further by low demand. The German group said it now expects to generate earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), adjusted for special items and the impact of currency swings, of between 10.4 billion euros ($11.1 billion) and 10.7 billion euros, down from a previous forecast of 10.7-11.3 billion euros.

(Bloomberg) -- Iron ore sank below $100 a ton, hitting the lowest level in more than two weeks, as China’s efforts to support growth underwhelmed investors, and miners continued to ramp up operations.Most Read from BloombergThe Leaf Blowers Will Not Go QuietlyArizona Elections Signal Robust Immigration Enforcement Under TrumpScoring an Architectural Breakthrough in Denver’s RiNo DistrictKey Ballot Initiatives and Local Races Highlight Views on Abortion, ImmigrationFutures fell as much as 0.9% in

The Trump trade was largely extended on Monday, with shares of Tesla, bitcoin, the US dollar, and US bank stocks all surging.