Asia's stocks fall amid slower economic recovery concern

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Source: Bloomberg
Asian equities decreased on Tuesday with the regional benchmark index falling for the second straight day mainly due to a fall of raw-material producers amid concerns that China's slower growth will curb the global economic recovery. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.3% to 136.62 at 3:41 p.m. Tokyo time following a fall from the strongest level in a 20-month period yesterday.

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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:13:04 GMT

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