Asian stocks mixed after Wall St falls amid rate hike unease


The Shanghai Composite Index lost 1% to 3,393.90 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 1.7% to 24,163.74 on Tuesday (Feb 8). - Bloomberg

BEIJING, Feb 8 (AP): Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street fell as investors watched for signs of whether global central banks will try to cool inflation by speeding up the withdrawal of economic stimulus.

Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. Tokyo and Sydney advanced.

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