Asia shares stymied by Sino-US spat, euro stays buoyant – ZAWYA

Asia shares stymied by Sino-US spat, euro stays buoyant – ZAWYA

asia shares stymied by sino-us spat, euro stays buoyant msci's broadest index of asia-pacific shares outside japan lost 1.3%    an employee of a foreign exchange trading company works in front of monitors in tokyo, japan november 7, 2018. image used for illustrative purposesydney - asian shares slipped from six-month peaks on friday as sino-u.s. tensions soured what had been an upbeat week, while the euro held a 21-month top against an embattled dollar and gold neared a record high.for once, currencies have dominated trading as a deal on a european union recovery plan shot the euro to its highest since late 2018. the single currency was last standing tall at $1.1611 having climbed 1.6% for the week so far.that was taken as a signal to sell the dollar, which was down 1.4% on the week against a basket of currencies at 94.645 and heading for its fifth straight weekly loss.for once, currencies have dominated trading as a deal on a european union recovery plan shot the euro to its highest since late 2018. the single currency was last standing tall at $1.1611 having climbed 1.6% for the week so far.sydney - asian shares slipped from six-month peaks on friday