Asian equities fall on China's services sector

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Source: Reuters
Asian stocks slipped on Friday after reports worldwide showed that manufacturing activity improved mainly in the U.S., Germany and Japan, however service sector in the world's second largest economy declined together with factory sector. The MSCI broadest Asia-Pacific gauge outside Japan slid 1% and the Australian benchmark index ended lower as well.

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Fri, 03 Jan 2014 09:29:03 GMT

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Non-manufacturing sector in the world's second largest economy declined in December falling towards the lowest level in four months mainly due to a drop in business expectations suggesting that the country's economy lost its momentum, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on Friday. China's service sector PMI fell from 56 in November to 54.6 in the following month.

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