Reuters

Asia's stock markets struggled to emulate Wall Street's rebound on Wednesday as persistent worries about the global economic recovery kept investors cautious, while ebbing inflation expectations helped the U.S. dollar to a two-month high. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> was steady after two days of declines, but the mood was hardly bullish. Japan's Nikkei <.N225> returned from a two-day holiday to drop 0.6%.