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Shares in Asia were mixed today, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropping 2.5 percent to close at 21,051. The biggest surprise was a 12 percent drop in highly touted Metallurgical Corp. of China, which went into free-fall on its first day of trading in Hong Kong. Metallurgical, the building company...

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,...