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Asia shares unsettled by Wall St swoon, short seller squeeze

Asia shares unsettled by Wall St swoon, short seller squeeze

Japan's Nikkei fell 1.3%, its sharpest drop since October, and Chinese blue chips 1.5%. South Korea eased 0.9% led by losses in Samsung after it reported earnings

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday on relief the US presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Asian shares slip, Microsoft's brisk earnings boost tech sector

A man wearing a face mask is seen inside the Shanghai Stock Exchange building, as the country is hit by a novel coronavirus outbreak, at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai, China February 28, 2020.

Asian shares set for mixed opening, eyes on Fed, stimulus

Asian stocks post biggest fall in two months on US stimulus worries

Asian stocks post biggest fall in two months on US stimulus worries

A police officer wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, stands with his bike in front of a screen showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2020/ Reuters

Asian stocks weaken on stimulus worries, dollar holds firm

Passersby wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are reflected on a screen displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2020/ Reuters

Asian shares rise as US stimulus plans offset virus woes

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Asian stocks at record highs as Biden inauguration lifts stimulus hopes

Asian markets set for modest upswing after gains on Wall Street

Asian markets set for modest upswing after gains on Wall Street

Men wearing protective face masks chat in front of a screen displaying Nikkei share average and world stock indexes outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Asia shares step back, await China economic update

Two men walk past an electronic screen showing stock information at a brokerage house/ Reuters

Asian stocks rise, oil churns higher on recovery bets

Stocks fall, bond yields rise as investors brace for possible Democrat triumph in Georgia

Stocks fall, bond yields rise as investors brace for possible Democrat triumph in Georgia

Passerby walk past an electric screen showing Asian markets indices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, July 1, 2019/ Reuters

Asian stocks fall amid concern about Georgia Senate vote

Asia shares given pause by Tokyo lockdown talk

Asia shares given pause by Tokyo lockdown talk