Asian Shares Give Up Early Gains To End Lower

Asian stocks ended mostly lower on Wednesday, failing to hold onto early gains after a three-day sell-off as investors awaited Nvidia earnings, the release of minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting held on October 28-, and the delayed September jobs report. The dollar index managed to hold ground amid fading hopes of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts. Gold ticked higher as risk-off mood in financial helped buoy safe-haven demand for the precious metal. Oil prices fell on oversupply worries ...