Asian stocks largely lower on Thursday after U.S. stocks had a volatile trading session and ended mixed. Equities slumped after economic reports on labor market and services sector. Chinese shares were mixed.

Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday after U.S. stock indexes finished mixed a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than expected.

Wall Street is holding steadier, and U.S. stocks are drifting between small losses and gains a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest

Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, deriving optimism from rising technology stocks on Wall Street, led by Nvidia. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.4% in morning trading to 40,248.68. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slid 0.

World shares are mixed after shares slumped on Wall Street despite better-than-expected reports on the U.S. jobs market and business activity

World shares were mixed on Thursday after the latest U.S. economic data calmed frazzled nerves on Wall Street. U.S. futures edged lower, with the contract for the S&P 500 down 0.2% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average less than 0.