Asian stocks struggle on US election worries

Asian traders moved cautiously on Monday as news that the FBI would further probe Hillary Clinton's emails fuelled fresh uncertainty about the outcome of the US presidential election just eight days before the vote. Traders globally had broadly expected Democratic candidate and Wall Street favourite Clinton to sweep to victory, with her rival Donald Trump considered a loose cannon. The sell-off filtered through to Asia, where dealers are also nervously awaiting a series of key events this week,