SINGAPORE: Asian stocks tracked Wall Street lower on Wednesday as investors grappled with the fallout from political drama in France and Japan, while a prolonged U.S. government shutdown catapulted gold spot prices to a record $4,000 per ounce level.
The Japanese yen hovered near eight-month lows as investors awaited fiscal policy cues from prime minister-in-waiting Sanae Takaichi, while the euro was under pressure after French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday.
