Thursday, April 26, 2007

Asian Stocks Decline, Led by Japanese Banks; BHP Slides on Metals Prices

(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell as Japanese inflation and industrial production reports heightened concern about growth in the region's biggest economy, and sliding metals prices dragged mining shares lower.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Japan's largest lender, slid to the lowest in more than a year. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, dropped for the first time in five days.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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