The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped 0.4 percent to 116.72 as of 9:24 a.m. in Tokyo, heading for a fifth day of losses, before markets in Hong Kong and China opened. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped 0.4 percent to 116.72 as of 9:24 a.m. in Tokyo, heading for a fifth day of losses, before markets in Hong Kong and China opened. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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