Asian shares dip after Wall Street sell-off
Dollar remains steady after tech-led plunge as investors now await US job data
04 September 2020 - 07:55
Singapore — Asia’s stock markets had their worst session in two weeks on Friday after a tech-led plunge on Wall Street, though gains in safer assets such as bonds and dollars were muted as investors awaited US job data to see if it triggers a bigger sell-off.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.6% and looked set for a 2.4% weekly loss, its biggest since April...
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