 Business Recorder | Asia stocks mostly down on lack of US cliff deal MarketWatch As the year drew to a close, meanwhile, the bulk of Asia's top stock index were ending on a high note, with the Nikkei Average (TYO:JP:100000018) up 22.9% for the year, the S&P/ASX 200 ahead by 14.6%, South Korea's Kospi (KRX:KR:SEU) higher by 9.4% ... Hong Kong Stocks Pare Loss as China PMI Tempers U.S. Woes Most Asian Stocks Drop as US Budget Talks Stall; Fairfax Gains Asian stocks slip on year's last trading day |
