Asian Stock Markets Jittery as China Evergrande Woes Sap Confidence

Asian Stock Markets Jittery as China Evergrande Woes Sap Confidence
A pedestrian looks at an electronic quotation board displaying companies' stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan on Sept. 24, 2021. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
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Asian shares were on edge on Friday (Sept. 24) hurt by persistent uncertainty around the fate of debt-ridden China Evergrande, even as more risk appetite drove gains for Wall Street and U.S. benchmark Treasury yields.

Hong Kong markets opened slightly down with its benchmark Hang Seng Index starting Friday’s trade at 24,487.24 dipping 0.1 percent.