Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:08:07 GMT
Asian stocks decline on China's manufacturing survey
Asian stocks dropped after survey showed that China's manufacturing activity slowed at a faster-than-expected rate. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index retreated 0.1% to 137.07, deleting 0.2% of gains from earlier today. As of yesterday, the gauge had lost 4.9% of its value since May 20. Japan's Topix and Nikkei 225 dropped 0.2% and 0.3% respectively, while Hang Seng Index gained