Asian shares slide after tech, bank sell-off on Wall Street

People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Shares skidded in Asia on Wednesday after Wall Street closed lower for a second straight day, led by drops in technology companies and banks. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Shares skidded in Asia on Wednesday after Wall Street closed lower for a second straight day, led by drops in technology companies and banks. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2020 file photo, stone sculptures adorn the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are easing lower in early trading on Wall Street as investors absorb the latest round of company earnings reports. The S&P 500 was off 0.2% in the first few minutes of trading Tuesday, April 20, 2021, pulling further below the record high it set on Friday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Shares skidded in Asia on Wednesday after Wall Street closed lower for a second straight day, led by drops in technology companies and banks. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Shares skidded in Asia on Wednesday after Wall Street closed lower for a second straight day, led by drops in technology companies and banks. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)