South Korea, Thailand lead Asia losses as US aid delivery in question


Indonesia's rupiah shed earlier gains to trade roughly flat.

BENGALURU: South Korea and Thailand led Asia's emerging stock markets lower on Friday, as investors looked to the implementation of the $1.9 trillion of U.S. fiscal stimulus, while Taiwan's dollar advanced even as the central bank tried to rein it in.

Asian shares fell further by early afternoon with Indonesia and Thailand down around 1% and South Korea shedding 2%.

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