Asian equities head for weekly loss as short-squeeze nerves persist
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rise 0.9, but is headed for biggest weekly fall since September
29 January 2021 - 08:05
Singapore/New York — Asian stock markets recovered on Friday but are headed for their steepest weekly loss in months, as a liquidity squeeze in China and a Wall Street retail-trading frenzy has unnerved investors.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9, but is headed for a weekly loss of more than 3%, the sharpest such fall since September...
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