Asian stocks dropped Wednesday after a slump on Wall Street spurred by escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, though declines were more modest than in the U.S. Benchmark equity gauges in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong were down by about half the 1.6% drop in the S&P 500 Index overnight, continuing the pattern of outperformance seen last month. U.S. futures edged higher and the dollar was steady following gains earlier this week. Ten-year Treasury yields were flat, not far from their lowest levels in a month. Crude oil dipped toward $52 a barrel in New York. -Bloomberg