Virus woes and tech crackdown hammer stocks; bonds rally By Reuters – Investing.com

Virus woes and tech crackdown hammer stocks; bonds rally By Reuters – Investing.com

By Tom Westbrook

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell to a six-week low on Thursday as an extended selloff in tech shares in Hong Kong and rising virus cases added to a broad risk-averse mood, pressuring oil prices and lending support to bonds and the dollar.

A surprise dovish turn from Chinese policymakers also sparked a rally in sovereign Chinese debt and sent 10-year yields to a 10-month low.