Asia shares ease on tech pullback; oil steady on Iran deal hopes

Asian shares fell on Thursday, with MSCI's Asia-Pacific index outside Japan down 0.69%, led by tech losses after a Wall Street pullback. South Korea's Kospi dropped 3.64% and Japan's Nikkei lost 1.57%. Oil prices held steady as markets weighed prospects for an Iran peace deal, with Brent at $79.31 a barrel. Investors now await U.S. nonfarm payrolls data, with futures pricing a 54% chance of a Fed rate hike in September.