Asian stocks continue to fall

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Source: Bloomberg
Asian stocks continued to lose their value as the strengthening Yen harmed Japanese exporters and China announced that it will tolerate slower economic growth. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index decreased 1.3% today, while Japanese Topix Nikkei 225 indexes lost 3.4% and 3.2% of their value respectively. New Zealand's NZX 50 Index fell 1.1%, while Australian S&P/ASX 200 slid 0.5%.
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