Asian bourses dragged down by US jobs data

Hong Kong and the Philippines were the biggest losers as at noon of 9 July 2012, down by around 1.5% each.

RBS reported (for 9 July 2012 trading - noon):

Regional bourses were down across the board as weaker than expected US jobs data weighed on market sentiment.

By noon, the MSCI Asia Pacific index was down by 1.6%.

Hong Kong and the Philippines were the biggest losers, down by around 1.5% each. Losses in other markets were close to 1%.

The only exception to the regional decline was Malaysia which traded flat.

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