MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.2%, though that was from a six-month top. Japan's Nikkei added 1.1% courtesy of a pullback in the yen, while South Korea shares eased 0.3%. E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 dithered either side of flat.
SYDNEY: Asian shares and the dollar made a cautious start to the new month on Monday as U.S. lawmakers struggled to hammer out a new stimulus plan and a global surge of new coronavirus cases showed no sign of abating.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.2%, though that was from a six-month top. Japan's Nikkei added 1.1% courtesy of a pullback in the yen, while South Korea shares eased 0.3%.
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