Asian stocks were poised to track Wall Street lower as elevated oil prices added to inflation concerns and weakening expectations for a deal to end the Iran war weighed on risk appetite. Equity-index futures signaled declines in Sydney, Tokyo and Hong Kong on Tuesday, while South Korean markets were set to reopen after a holiday. US equity futures also edged lower after the S&P 500 dropped 0.5% and the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.2% in New York. Chipmakers bucked part of the broader weakness, with gains supported by details of Anthropic’s strong sales growth, which reinforced bullish sentiment around AI.