Thu, 26 Sep 2013 06:36:03 GMT
Asian stocks drop as industry and health care companies shrink
Asian shares declined for the third straight session on Thursday snapping its largest monthly gain on the local index since January 2012, when the fall was led by health care and industrial sector companies. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped 0.3% to 139.97 at 11:34 a.m. Hong Kong time and it advanced 7.8% in September by yesterday.