* Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4
* Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn
* World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh
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By Scott Murdoch
HONG KONG, April 13 (Reuters) - Asia share markets were
cautious on Tuesday after U.S. markets weakened as investors
anticipated the start of corporate earnings seasons and the
release of key inflation data to indicate how the global
recovery from the pandemic will emerge.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan
.MIAPJ0000PUS was trading less than 0.1% higher early Tuesday.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX200 .XJO gained 10 points to
6983.90 early in the session while Japan's Nikkei .N225 rose
0.9%. Tech stocks drove the gain in Australian stocks while the
country's major miners showed signs of weakness. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index .HSI added 0.6% in early
trade while the mainland bluechip index CSI300 .CSI300 edged
up 0.3%ahead of March trade figures due to be published Tuesday.
South Korea's KOSPI 200 Index .KS200 was 0.5% higher.
"Volatility has come off in U.S. markets as we see it
trading flat ahead of reporting season," said James Rosenberg, a
Baillieu Holst advisor in Sydney.
"With markets at broadly record levels there's expectations
it'll be very strong and that certainly does not leave much room
for disappointment."
In the United States, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
.DJI fell 55.2 points, or 0.16%, to 33,745.4, the S&P 500
.SPX lost 0.81 points, or 0.02%, to 4,127.99 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC dropped 50.19 points, or 0.36%, to 13,850.00.
Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren said
Monday the U.S. economy could see a significant rebound this
year due to looser money and fiscal policy but the country's job
market still faced weakness.
He said with inflation still below the central bank's 2%
target rate the current "highly accommodative" monetary policy
stance remained appropriate. U.S. inflation data for March is due to be published
Tuesday.
The benchmark 10-year yield US10YT=RR was at 1.6782%,
holding below a 14-month high of 1.776% reached on March 30. It
traded between a range of 1.6835% and 1.6427% during the US
session.
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