Muted start to second half for Asia stocks as US payrolls loom By Reuters – Investing.com

Muted start to second half for Asia stocks as US payrolls loom By Reuters – Investing.com

By Tom Westbrook

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stock markets made a subdued start to the second half of 2021 on Thursday, weighed by worries about new coronavirus infections and fresh lockdowns, while bond and currency markets were on edge ahead of U.S. labour data.

was 0.3% lower while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.2% in thin trade as Hong Kong markets were shut for a holiday.