ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press

A person strolls with a dog in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded Tuesday following a slump on Wall Street after higher yields in the U.S. bond market cranked up pressure on stocks.
The Shanghai Composite index lost 1.4% to 3,013.84 even though the Chinese government reported that the economy grew at a faster-than-forecast annual rate of 5.3% in the first quarter of the year. In quarterly terms it…