Asian tech shares track Nasdaq gains as inflation fears recede

Asian tech and growth stocks rallied on Friday, following Wall Street’s overnight lead, as investors tempered fears about hot inflation and the prospects of an early tapering of stimulus by the Federal Reserve.
Nomura, UBS, UniCredit fined 371 mln euros over bonds trading cartel

Italy’s UniCredit (CRDI.MI) said it would appeal to the European Courts and UBS (UBSG.S) said it was considering doing so after EU antitrust regulators handed out fines totalling 371 million euros ($452 million) in connection with a European government bonds trading cartel.