⁍ Japanese shares edged lower on Monday.
⁍ Investors on guard ahead of a slew of earnings reports.
⁍ Surge in global coronavirus cases also weighed on sentiment.
– Asian markets were mixed today, with Japan’s Nikkei down slightly and South Korea’s Kospi down more than 1%, as investors waited for US election results and a slew of earnings reports, Reuters reports. Markets in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan were down more than 1% each, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 1.2%. Markets in Shanghai and New York were down more than 1%, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-stocks/japanese-shares-end-lower-on-caution-over-earnings-idUSL1N2HH0A1