JAKARTA, Jan 25 (Reuters): Indonesia led most of Asia's emerging stock markets lower on Monday after coronavirus cases rose in the country, while a global shortage of chips pushed South Korean shares up more than 2%.
Hopes that the new US administration would pass a promised US$1.9 trillion in fiscal stimulus, however, supported sentiment in Asia, which took a hit from delays in vaccine supplies and spikes in coronavirus cases globally.
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