Asian markets slide amid COVID, rate-hike worries
TOKYO — Asian shares declined Thursday, echoing a retreat on Wall Street as investors fretted about higher interest rates and rising coronavirus cases in parts of the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 NIK, -0.16% lost 0.2% and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.80% edged down 1%. South Korea’s Kospi 180721, -1.00% slipped 1%. Hong Kong’s Hang … Read more