Asia slips as holidays hit volumes while US data is set to shine
Forecasts are that 978,000 jobs were created in April as consumers spent stimulus money
03 May 2021 - 08:01
Sydney — Asian share markets got off to a slow start on Monday as holidays in China and Japan crimped volumes and investors awaited a raft of data this week which should show the US leading a global economic recovery.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.7%, led by a 1.3% drop in Taiwan. Japan’s Nikkei was shut for a holiday, but Nikkei futures edged up 0.4%...
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