Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index extending last week’s drop, as U.S. lawmakers wrangled over the debt limit and partial government shutdown.
Nikkei 225 13,853.32 -170.99 -1.22%
Hang Seng 22,958.18 -180.36 -0.78%
S&P/ASX 200 5,161.11 -46.90 -0.90%
Shanghai Composite 2,174.66 +14.64 +0.68%
Blumont Group Ltd. and Asiasons Capital Ltd. each fell by records on resuming trading after the Singapore Exchange Ltd. imposed restrictions on investors in the stocks.
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. declined 2.5 percent on a report the developer offered to sell units at a Hong Kong residential project at a discount.
Sharp Corp. sank 8.2 percent, falling the most on the regional equity benchmark after last month saying it may price a share sale as early as today.