Asian shares tumble as sell-off spreads

Stock markets across Asia tumbled in the biggest sell-off in equities and bonds since February – a delayed reaction to last week’s increase in benchmark interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve

Australia S&P/ASX 200	-2.5%

U.S. S&P 500		-3.3%

Japan Topix		-3.5%

MSCI Asia Pacific	-3.5%

South Korea Kospi	-3.8%

Hong Kong Hang Seng	-3.8%

U.S. Nasdaq		-4.1%

Shanghai Composite	-4.3%

Taiwan Taiex		-6.0%


Sources: Bloomberg, Fortune
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