Asian shares a sea of red on trade, emerging market anxieties

  (Reuster)

According to Reuters, Asian shares fell for a sixth straight session on Thursday as oil skidded and safe-haven gold gained, with investor confidence shaken by turmoil in emerging markets and jitters over a potentially severe escalation in the U.S.-China trade war. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan.MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.4 percent to hit its lowest since mid-August. Japan’s Nikkei .N225 slipped 0.2 percent while Australian and New Zealand indices.NZ50 fell more than 1 percent each.

China’s blue-chip index.CSI300 slipped 0.2 percent while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index.HSI dipped 0.5 percent. Read the full article about Asian shares here…

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