No news out of Beijing on US-China trade talks still

  • Hang Seng -0.65%
  • Shanghai Composite -0.12%
  • CSI 300 -0.17%
  • Kospi -0.66%
  • STI -0.77%

And that's keeping the equities market on edge at the moment. There is the general feeling that for investors right now, no news would mean good news as the backdrop heading into the meeting hinted that talks aren't going to materialise into anything substantial.

Asian equities are jittery as a result, as investors probably can't wait for the day to end before getting back into the thick of things next week - than to bear any further risk of negative headlines coming out of Beijing.