Most Asian markets fall

Author: Monitoring Desk

Markets in Asia mostly fell Monday morning, led by Hong Kong after Beijing at the weekend further cracked down on China’s tech firms, while education firms were hammered as the government unveiled sweeping reforms of the sector. Broad losses across the region came as traders continued to fret over the fast spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, which has sent infections spiking and forced some governments to again impose economically painful lockdowns or other containment measures.

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