HONG KONG: Asian markets saw further losses on Thursday, with Tokyo hit by a weaker dollar, as the rally that greeted 2018 gives way to profit-taking though Hong Kong extended a record winning streak to 13 days.

Bitcoin tumbled after South Korea said it was planning to close down cryptocurrency exchanges in the country citing fears over a bubble.

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