Asian shares slip but economic optimism keeps world shares near record high By Reuters – Investing.com

Asian shares slip but economic optimism keeps world shares near record high By Reuters – Investing.com

By Hideyuki Sano

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Friday but world stocks held near a record high after strong U.S. economic data and the Federal Reserve's commitment to continue supporting the economy fuelled investors' appetite for risk.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.5% with both Japan and China falling ahead of a long weekend. Both markets will be closed through Wednesday.