Japan’s Nikkei 225 falls more than 1% as Asia-Pacific shares slip
23 Apr 2021 | SET News
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 falls more than 1% as Asia-Pacific shares slip
Stocks in Asia-Pacific declined in Friday morning trade following an overnight drop on Wall Street.
The Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 1.36% in early trade while the Topix index shed 0.88%. South Korea’s Kospi dipped 0.92%.
Shares in Australia also edged lower as the S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.14%.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.25% lower.
Investors will continue to monitor the coronavirus situation in India, on Friday, after more than 310,000 new daily infections were registered on Thursday.
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