SEOUL — Asian stocks fell Thursday amid worries about the strength of US and European recoveries and the first American case of Ebola.
Keeping Score: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.7 percent to 15,815.45 points and South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.9 percent to 1,973.31. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.7 percent to 5,295.7. Stocks in Southeast Asia also lost ground. Markets in Hong Kong and China were closed for a public holiday.
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Source: The Philippine Daily Inquirer
