Asian shares subdued, sterling awaits its fate
SYDNEY - Asian share markets were mostly in the red on Wednesday as a risk-off mood gripped investors, while a frazzled pound awaited its fate ahead of yet another make-or-break parliamentary vote on Brexit.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS eased 0.4 percent in slow trade and almost every major index in the region nursed losses.led the way with a fall of 1.3 percent as data showed machinery orders fell in January at the fastest pace in four months.slipped 0.4 percent following two days of gains. E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 ESc1 were off 0.25 percent.
Lawmakers voted against May’s amended Brexit deal by 391 to 242 as her last-minute talks with EU chiefs on Monday to assuage her critics’ concerns ultimately proved fruitless.
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