Regional stocks drop on fears US immigration policies may cause instability


Nothing to crow about: The FBM KLCI, which shed 14.82 points, is the second-worst-performing index in the region.

PETALING JAYA: Asian markets got roasted as they heralded the “Year of the Rooster”.

They witnessed a selldown across asset classes on the first day of trading after the Chinese New Year (CNY) break, as investors turned bearish on US president Donald Trump’s immigration ban and the dismissal of the US acting attorney-general.

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