Asian stocks ex Japan fall as Fed may stop its bond buying programme

Source: Bloomberg
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Asian shares excluding Japan declined as Fed policymakers said the bond purchase programme will be ended this year. The MSCI Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Index fell 0.7% to 474.99, the most in 2 weeks and snapping its weekly gain to 1.9%. Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 2.9%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 0.6% and China's Shanghai Composite rose 0.1%.
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