Asian stocks fall on Moody's EU outlook downgrade

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Source: Bloomberg
Asian stocks declined as Moody's Investors Service cut its outlook for the European Union before the European leaders' meetings. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index lost 0.4% to 117.31. Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average slid 0.4% and South Korea's Kospi Index fell 0.2%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.6%, while New Zealand's NZX 50 Index climbed 0.2%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index lost 0.2%.
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