Stocks in Asia Pacific declined on Friday as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the U.S., dimming optimism from positive vaccine news, CNBC reports. Mainland Chinese stocks were lower by the afternoon. The Hang Seng index shed 0.55 percent. Shares of Tencent bucked the trend, and won 2.77 percent in Hong Kong. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.07 percent lower.

Source: The Standard November 13, 2020 06:00 UTC