A woman walks past an electronic quotation board displaying share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday (Oct 20), after Wall Street's overnight decline as hopes faded Washington will come through with badly needed aid for the US economy before the US presidential election. - AFP
TOKYO, Oct 20 (AP): Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, after Wall Street's overnight decline as hopes faded Washington will come through with badly needed aid for the US economy before the US presidential election.
Investors have been focusing on US economic stimulus amid global uncertainty about the continuing economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, which has slammed growth with social distancing restrictions, unemployment, crimped trade, as well as tourism and business closures.
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