Asia shares joined the U.S. dollar on the defensive on Thursday as the nail-biting U.S. presidential race saw the S&P 500 suffer its longest losing streak in five years as investors sailed to safer harbors.
Tensions were aggravated by media reports that some agents at the FBI had wanted to press ahead with an investigation of the Clinton Foundation, but senior officials at the agency and at the Justice Department did not think much of the evidence.
Most regional markets steadied after a brief wobble and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was flat by midday. Shanghai .SSEC added 0.5 percent.
China stocks rose after a private survey showed more signs of economic stability on Thursday, with sentiment also spurred by the upcoming Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect scheme.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1 percent, to 3,365.09, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.8 pct to 3,128.94 points.
Reference: Reuters
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