Investing.com-- Asian stocks kept to a tight range on Wednesday as technology shares turned skittish before key earnings from Nvidia Corp , while Chinese markets struggled after Beijing left its benchmark lending rates unchanged. 

Regional markets took little strength from a positive overnight session on Wall Street, which was spurred largely by gains in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and other technology stocks.

U.S. stock index futures steadied in Asian trade, with focus squarely on earnings from Nvidia due after the U.S. market close on Wednesday. The company is seen as a bellwether for artificial intelligence demand, and is likely to set a course for tech stocks in the coming days. 

Chinese stocks drift lower as loan prime rates remain unchanged

China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes fell 0.4% and 0.1%, respectively. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 0.2%.

The People’s Bank of China left its one-year and five-year LPRs unchanged on Wednesday, with Beijing likely holding back on more stimulus until it had gained a clearer picture of what a Donald Trump presidency will entail for Sino-U.S. relations. 

China had cut the LPR slightly more than expected in October, as the country announced a string of major stimulus measures to boost sluggish growth. 

But Beijing has held off on announcing more targeted fiscal measures, with analysts stating that the government was watching for the impact of proposed trade tariffs by Trump on the economy. 

This trend has seen Chinese markets lag their Asian peers in recent sessions.