Asian markets struggle to avoid another day of losses
The Nasdaq dropped 1.9% on Tuesday as some big tech names ran into profit-taking, including Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple and Amazon.com
05 May 2021 - 07:47
Sydney — Asian shares were trying to avoid a fourth straight session of falls on Wednesday as US stock futures steadied in the wake of a pullback in large-cap tech darlings.
Holidays in Japan, China and South Korea helped cushion markets, leaving MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan up 0.1%...
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