Asia stocks cautiously mixed, dollar tries to bounce
(WorldNews Entertainment)

Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets turned mixed on Monday as U.S. lawmakers struggled to hammer out a new stimulus plan amid a global surge of new coronavirus cases, though a squeeze on crowded short positions gave the dollar a rare bounce. Sentiment was helped by a survey showing China’s factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in nearly a decade in July, with the Caixin/Markit PMI at 52.8. That lifted Chinese blue chips 0.9% <.CSI300>. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> dipped 0.2%, though that was from...