News Snapshot:
Markets in Asia were in a mixed state at the end of Friday’s session, as investors continued to weigh concern around the short-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic against recent positive news around potential vaccines for the coronavirus. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 was down 0.42% at 22,527.37, as the yen weakened 0.09% against the dollar to last trade as JPY 103.83. Technology conglomerate SoftBank Group was up 2.62%, while among the benchmark’s other major components, automation specialist Fanuc was down 0.26% and fashion firm Fast Retailing was 2.55% weaker. The broader Topix index eked out gains of 0.06% by...
