Technology stocks .AXIJ fell in line with their overseas peers and were last down 0.7%, while miners .AXMM sipped 0.4%, with sector giants BHP Group BHP.AX and Rio Tinto RIO.AX down 0.4% each. U.S. data showing more than half a million employment gains in January and latest comment by Minneapolis Fed President on the same fuelled worries about how much higher interest rates may need to climb to contain soaring inflation. Last week, the Australian central bank raised its forecast for core inflation and warned of further increases in interest rates.