Stock market today: Asian benchmarks mostly slide as investors focus on earnings

Asian shares are mostly lower as investors look ahead to a flood of global earnings reports, including from U.S. companies known as the “Magnificent Seven.” Shares fell Thursday in Tokyo and Seoul, while being little changed in Shanghai. Trading was closed in Australia for a national holiday, Anzac Day. U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, with the S&P 500 closing little changed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite edged up 0.1%. Tesla, one of the Magnificent Seven companies, jumped after saying it would accelerate production of more affordable vehicles.