Asian shares are mixed and gold and silver climb higher after a retreat on Wall St

HONG KONG (AP) — Asia shares were mixed on Wednesday following a retreat on Wall Street on selling of technology stocks, while gold and silver continued to regain ground after a recent sell-off.

U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices advanced.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 dropped 0.6% to 54,391.58, although it was still trading higher than at the start of the week. Shares of chipmaker Tokyo Electron fell 2%, while testing equipment maker Advantest lost 1.6%. SoftBank Group edged up 0.2%.