TOKYO (Nov 4): Asian shares slipped on Friday and the dollar nursed losses in a week marked by growing uncertainty about the outcome of the US presidential election. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.4% after brushing its lowest levels since early August. Investors have been unnerved in recent days by signs that the presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump may be tightening just days before Tuesday's vote. That anxiety has rippled across global financial markets as investors ponder hedging the possible ramifications of a Trump presidency, overshadowing other events including Friday's US employment report for October. A slump in Facebook shares and the US election jitters sapped investor confidence.

Source: The Edge Markets November 04, 2016 07:25 UTC