Asian-Pacific stock markets closed mostly lower, with Tokyo falling for the sixth straight session. Declines in the real-estate sector weighed on Hong Kong shares.
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MARKET INDEXES
Australia All Ordinaries | 3007.20 | - 0.31% |
China DJ China 88 | 125.67 | - 1.95% |
Hong Kong Hang Seng | 13066.84 | - 1.61% |
Japan Nikkei | 10895.16 | - 1.13% |
Singapore STI | 1973.46 | - 0.76% | South Korea Composite | 832.10 | + 0.29% |
Taiwan Weighted | 5892.21 | - 0.76% |
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Japanese economic activity in July shrank more than expected, the latest in a string of disappointing data that are raising questions whether the economy's recovery is stalling.
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UFJ Holdings plans to trim its work force by 3.4% and take other streamlining measures as it presses ahead with a merger with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group.
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Viacom is expected to announce a production alliance with Beijing Television and an expansion of its MTV China footprint to build the media giant's standing with Beijing.
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