US tech sell-off upsets Asian shares
Equities fall after rout in technology shares sinks Wall Street and AstraZeneca delays testing of a coronavirus vaccine
09 September 2020 - 07:40
Tokyo/New York — Asian shares fell on Wednesday and oil prices hit lows not seen since June after a rout in technology shares sank Wall Street for a third consecutive day and a major drugmaker delayed testing of a coronavirus vaccine.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 1.06%. Australian stocks dropped 2.47%, while shares in China fell 1.53%. Japan’s Nikkei skidded 1.12%...
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