Asia shares near 3-week lows

Record ID: 1367794

  • Title: Asia shares near 3-week lows
  • Date: 11th December 2018
  • Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (DECEMBER 11, 2018) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE SIGN READING (English): "JPX - TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE" MONITORS DISPLAYING OPENING MARKET NUMBERS MONITOR SHOWING NIKKEI 225 POINTS TRADERS WORKING AT DESKS VARIOUS OF RUNNING TICKER SHOWING COMPANY STOCKS' MOVEMENTS HONG KONG, CHINA (DECEMBER 11, 2018) (REUTERS) HONG KONG EXCHANGE SQUARE HONG KONG,
  • Embargoed: 25th December 2018 03:13
  • Keywords: Japan Hang Seng China stock benchmark Shanghai Composite Index markets Hong Kong Asia markets shares
  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN / HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI, CHINA
  • City: TOKYO, JAPAN / HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI, CHINA
  • Country: Various
  • Topics: Economic Events
  • Reuters ID: LVA0019AI12DJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Chinese shares pulled ahead on Tuesday (December 11) after Beijing confirmed it was still in trade talks with the United States, though sentiment remained fragile in Asia as the pound wallowed near 20-month lows on deepening political turmoil over a Brexit deal.
    Chinese shares opened in the positive territory with the blue-chip index up 0.3 percent. Japan's Nikkei reversed early gains to be down 0.3 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index eased 0.4 percent.
    The news of U.S.-China trade talks soothed sentiment somewhat although there were still uncertainties over the prospects for a lasting resolution to a trade dispute that has turned increasingly bitter in the past several months.
    Also weighing on sentiment, British Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly postponed a parliamentary vote on her Brexit agreement on Monday (December 10), a move that hit risk assets globally and sent the pound spiralling down.
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