Asian markets spike after RBA rate cut

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Asian stocks surged with Australia leading the trend on Tuesday, following a rate cut by the RBA. While Japanese markets closed for Constitution day, the Shanghai Composite index spiked by 1.4% to show 2 979.75 points at 5:00 GMT, while the Hang Seng index fell 1.1% and traded at 20 828.69 points at 5:00 GMT.
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