Asian markets slump on US-China trade war worries; Japan’s Nikkei cracks over 5%, Hang Seng set for lower open
Asian markets traded lower on Friday, following overnight sell-off on Wall Street as trade war tensions between US and China escalated and fueled risk-off mood. Japan’s Nikkei share average led the losses in the region with a steel cut of over 5%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunged 5.46%, while the Topix tanked 5.05%. The Nikkei had…
