Asian shares slip after Wall Street's worst day in a month


Currency traders watching computer monitors near screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI). Shares skidded in Asia on Tuesday after surging coronavirus (Covid-19) cases and waning hopes for US economic stimulus gave Wall Street its worst day in a month. - AP

HONG KONG, Oct 27 (AP): Shares skidded in Asia on Tuesday after surging coronavirus (Covid-19) cases and waning hopes for US economic stimulus gave Wall Street its worst day in a month.

Stock benchmarks fell in Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul. Tokyo was flat. Shanghai recovered from early losses to edge higher.

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