Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:08:10 GMT
Asian stocks slid amid oil prices, China data
Asian stocks declined on Thursday, failing to stick to preceding session's advance amid monetary-easing, as energy companies fell along with U.S. oil futures and as China's manufacturing PMI rise did little to fuel interest for the stocks. The Nikkei Stock Average slipped 1.6%, Australia's S&P 200 Index slid 0.5%, the Hang Seng Index fell 0.9%, and Shanghai Composite Index dropped