US jobs data buoys Asian shares, but trade talks act as counterweight
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan and Australian shares were up while Japan’s Nikkei stock index opened higher but reversed course
07 October 2019 - 08:39
Tokyo — Asian shares edged higher on Monday after data showed the US unemployment rate dropped to the lowest in almost 50 years, easing the concern of a slowdown in the world’s largest economy.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.16%. Australian shares were up 0.63%. Japan’s Nikkei stock index opened higher but reversed course and fell 0.2%...
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