Asian shares recover from three-week lows but trade tension caps gains
Fears grow that US President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law two bills backing protesters in Hong Kong
22 November 2019 - 08:04
Shanghai — Asian equities posted a mild bounce on Friday from three-week lows hit the previous day, with persistent worries over the status of trade negotiations between China and the US limiting the gains.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 0.12%, recovering from Thursday’s drop of as much as 1.4% that took it to its lowest level since October 30 on concerns that US legislation on Hong Kong threatened to undermine trade talks between the world’s two largest economies...
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