Japan stocks lead losses in Asia-Pacific; private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity ahead - CNBC

The Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for March came in at 48.1, the lowest since Feb. 2020.

SINGAPORE Shares in Asia-Pacific fell in Friday trade following overnight losses on Wall Street as a private survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity shrank in March. Chinese tech stocks in Hong… [+3628 chars]

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