MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 1% lower shortly after China's share markets began trading, with China's blue-chip CSI300 index down 0.56%. "This is the Iranian response to the killing of Soleimani. We now have to see what the US response to the Iranian response is. The dollar slipped against the yen, with the Japanese currency touching its strongest point against the greenback since October. Markets in Asia had bounced on Tuesday amid easing anxiety over the possibility for further escalation in the Middle East.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 08, 2020 02:03 UTC