Asian shares set for weaker open, crude oil falls

Equity-index futures for Japan, Hong Kong and mainland China all fell after the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index dropped 1.1% on Wednesday. The S&P 500 closed 0.5% lower due to losses in the tech megacaps, even as a majority of companies rose. Contracts for US stocks slipped 0.2% in early Asian trading. Australian shares opened higher.Oil fell for the first time in six days after President Donald Trump said he’d been assured Iran would stop killing protesters, in a sign he may hold off on a threatened military ...