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Asian markets track weak US lead, eyes on yen
Asian markets track weak US lead, eyes on yen
Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets extended last week's poor run with more losses Monday, following on from another tepid lead from Wall Street as profit-taking weighed on the tech sector. A surge in the tech sector has helped push markets to record or multi-year highs but concerns that the buying has gone too far have set in and profit-taking has weighed on equities in recent weeks.