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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zimo Zhong

Stock market today: Asian stocks decline as China stimulus plan disappoints markets

Japan Financial Markets - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Asian stocks fell on Monday, led by a more than 2% drop in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index, as China's stimulus package disappointed investor expectations.

China on Friday approved a 6 trillion yuan ($839 billion) plan during a national legislature meeting. The long-anticipated stimulus is designed to help local governments refinance their mountains of debt in the latest push to rev up growth in the world’s second-largest economy.

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