Stocks rise as slide in bitcoin, global bonds hit pause

Asia shares were on steadier footing on Wednesday, helped by an overnight rebound on Wall Street as a brief selloff in global bond markets and cryptocurrencies abated. Bitcoin reclaimed the $90,000 level while Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures rose 0.1% each. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.3% while Japan's Nikkei advanced 0.8%.