Asian markets swing but Evergrande payment report provides boost

Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 22, 2021

Markets in Asia fluctuated Friday following a record-breaking lead from Wall Street, while a report that troubled developer China Evergrande had paid interest on an overdue bond a day before the deadline eased concerns over a default. Another round of positive earnings provided a further lift to Wall Street with the S&P 500 hitting its first all-time high since the start of September as trad