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Shares in Asia slid lower Friday as investors reacted to Chinese government moves to tighten credit and clamp down on inflation. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index fell 0.8% to 22,877, and in China, the Shanghai Composite sank 0.9% to 2,872. Japan's Nikkei 225 Index edged down 0.4% to 10,040.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 2% to 24,145 Wednesday -- a two-year high -- after Goldman Sachs predicted the index could reach 29,000 in the next year. That, combined with expectations of a new $500 billion round of U.S. economic stimulus, was good news for Asian markets.

In Asia on Tuesday, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.1%, China's Shanghai Composite inched down 0.3%. and in Japan, the Nikkei 225 crept up 0.1%. Investors are closely monitoring the U.S. midterm elections, with many predicting that if the Democrats lose their majorities in both the House and the Senate, the dollar will continue to slide.

Shares in China fell Tuesday, with the Shanghai Composite Index hitting a two-week low of 2,898 – a 2.3 percent drop. Chinese stocks may be suffering from the overwhelming number of recent and upcoming Asian IPOs. Analysts say the new listings may be luring assets away from some stocks, as...

Asian markets were mixed on Monday with many markets closed for the holidays. China's Shanghai Composite Index was up .2 percent to close at 2,967. The debut of Metallurgical Corp of China on the Shanghai Stock Exchange generated lots of excitement. It is the world's second largest IPO this year,...

There's lots of excitement in China today as regulators announced plans to increase the amount of money individual institutions are allowed to invest in the country's stock markets through the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors program (QFII). In a statement, the State Administration of...

In China, the Shanghai Composite index rose an impressive 4.8 percent to close at 2,845 today, scoring its largest gain in six months. The market's three-day bounce owes much to positive comments by Liu Xinhua, vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. On Wednesday, he announced...

Again today, all eyes were on the Shanghai Composite Index, which led the advance across the Asian region with a rise of 4.52 percent to close at 2912. China's largest market has become the barometer, not only for Asian stocks, which seem to mirror its movements on an almost daily basis, but also...