Asia’s stocks fall as Greek uncertainty saps confidence
Asian stocks and the euro fell on Thursday as markets erred on the side of caution over the ongoing Greek debt negotiations. |||
Tokyo – Asian stocks and the euro fell on Thursday as markets erred on the side of caution over the ongoing Greek debt negotiations amid conflicting headlines on progress in the talks. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.7 percent as markets from Australia to China all declined. Japan’s Nikkei bucked the trend and gained 1.6 percent thanks to a significantly weaker yen. CNBC reported late on Wednesday that …read more
Source: Independent Online