Shares have retreated in Asia on heavy selling of technology stocks, while the price of bitcoin fell as much as 8%.

U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading on Wednesday, while gold’s price stabilized further and climbed back above $5,000 per ounce. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1%, coming off its fourth modest drop in the last five days.

More drops for technology stocks weighed on Wall Street Wednesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% for its fifth modest loss in the last six days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 260 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.

The U.S. stock market is slipping under the weight of sinking technology stocks. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2% Wednesday, coming off its fourth drop in the last five days. The

More drops for technology stocks weighed on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Wednesday for its fifth modest loss in the last six days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average

U.S. futures are flat and European shares are mixed, with markets in Asia mostly higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 dropped 0.8%, however, falling back from a record high set Tuesday. Gold