Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for November 17

Asian shares were off to a cautious start to the week, with a barrage of US economic data and earnings from AI bellwether Nvidia Corp. expected to shape the market narrative.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index inched up 0.2%, with South Korea’s Kospi helping lead gains. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.5% after the economy contracted for the first time in six quarters. Japanese tourism and retail-related stocks slumped amid tensions between China and Japan. US equity-index futures advanced 0.3%.