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ASIA STOCKS: Day of Red Across the Region. 

ASIA STOCKS

Asian stocks followed overnight leads we a sea of red across the regions with fall of over 2% for some bourses. 

  • China’s key markets were all down, led by the Hang Seng which fell -0.75%.  The CSI 300 was down -0.45%, Shanghai -0.33% and Shenzhen lost -0.43%.
  • Despite better than expected early trade data, Korean markets brushed that aside with the KOSPI falling heavily, down -1.15%.
  • Malaysia’s FTSE Bursa KLCI is down for it’s fourth day in a row, by -0.90%.
  • Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite fell -0.91%, taking it to over -7.5% year to date.
  • India is opening up only marginally lower, down by -0.09%, having lost -0.41% in yesterday’s trading.
  • Other notable market moves include Singapore’s FTSE Straits Times down -2.23%, Philippines down -2.8% and Taiwan -1.60%. 
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Asian stocks followed overnight leads we a sea of red across the regions with fall of over 2% for some bourses. 

  • China’s key markets were all down, led by the Hang Seng which fell -0.75%.  The CSI 300 was down -0.45%, Shanghai -0.33% and Shenzhen lost -0.43%.
  • Despite better than expected early trade data, Korean markets brushed that aside with the KOSPI falling heavily, down -1.15%.
  • Malaysia’s FTSE Bursa KLCI is down for it’s fourth day in a row, by -0.90%.
  • Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite fell -0.91%, taking it to over -7.5% year to date.
  • India is opening up only marginally lower, down by -0.09%, having lost -0.41% in yesterday’s trading.
  • Other notable market moves include Singapore’s FTSE Straits Times down -2.23%, Philippines down -2.8% and Taiwan -1.60%.