Asia-Pacific stock markets pared early losses Tuesday as investors took a more measured view of the overnight slump in tech shares sparked by concerns about whether Facebook Inc. did enough to stop improper access and handling of user data.
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average shed 0.5% after losing as much as 1.2% earlier in the day, while Australia’s S&P ASX 200 fell 0.4% and Taiwan’s Taiex fell 0.3%. Other markets including Hong Kong’s clawed back to largely flat levels, while South Korea’s Kospi and a number of Chinese benchmarks...