Asian markets today, June 24 -- Asia markets traded mixed on Wednesday, 24 June, as investors evaluated whether a recovery in technology stocks could help improve market sentiment following a sharp sell-off on Wall Street that had sparked significant losses across regional equities in the previous session.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.8% after tumbling 3.6% on Tuesday, marking its steepest decline since early March.

Japan's Nikkei 225 slipped 0.2%, while South Korea's KOSPI surged more than 3% after tumbling 10% a day earlier. Meanwhile, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was little changed, hovering near the flatline.

In Hong Kong, futures linked to the Hang Seng Index stood at 23,498, indicating a stronger opening compared with the benchm...