GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares step back from record as tech jitters return, bonds rally
Published on: Feb. 13, 2026, 7:35 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Asian shares retreated from record highs on Friday as worries about shrinking margins in the tech sector hit the likes of Apple, driving investors into safe-haven bonds ahead of key U.S. inflation data. Overnight on Wall Street, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 2% after Cisco Systems posted quarterly adjusted gross margin below estimates as costs of memory chips surged.
