Stocks run out of steam on U.S. job jitters, yen gains
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A two-day equities rally lost momentum on Thursday, and investors sold riskier currencies, as stimulus negotiations dragged on in Washington and investors fretted over a likely spike in U.S. jobless claims.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan wobbled either side of flat. Japan's Nikkei slumped 4% and U.S. stock futures fell 1%.The dollar climbed around 1% against the Australian and New Zealand dollars and the yen rose 0.4% against the dollar as..