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Asian Stocks Hammered, Europe Opens Down

Nikkei and Hang Seng plunge on grim economic figures

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 20, 2008 5:12 AM CST

(Newser) – Stocks in Asia plummeted again today as further economic data from Japan and the US spooked investors. In Tokyo the Nikkei dove nearly 7%, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng slipped 6.6% in a massive sell-off of financial and real estate stocks. This...   Read full story »

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