Asian Stocks Fall as China Rout Triggers Drop in Global Equities

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Asian stocks dropped after a rout in Chinese equities drove global shares lower.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index declined 0.7 percent to 139.94 as of 9:04 a.m. in Tokyo, extending its five-day fall to 3.7 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index plunged the most in eight years on Monday, intensifying concern government efforts to prop up shares are unsustainable. The turmoil bolstered speculation the Federal Reserve will keep U.S. interest rates lower for longer.

Japan’s Topix index declined 1.2 percent as the yen held three days of gains to trade at 123.27 per dollar. South Korea’s Kospi index retreated 0.6 percent and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index slid 0.4 percent. New Zealand’s NZX 50 Index lost 0.3 percent.

After the 8.5 percent slide in the Shanghai Composite, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index declined 0.6 percent at the close in New York on Monday, falling for a fifth day. European stocks sank 2.2 percent and emerging-market shares lost 2 percent.

Source: Bloomberg