HONG KONG: Asia's stocks fell to fresh seven-month troughs on Tuesday, led by a third straight session of heavy selling of Chinese internet giants, while bond and currency markets clung to tight ranges ahead of the Federal Reserve policy meeting.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.97% to its lowest level since December, having slid 2.45% the previous day.
The Hong Kong benchmark fell 2.84% on Tuesday, its third day of declines, with the Hang Seng Tech index down 6.46% to its lowest since its inception in July 2020. It has fallen around 14% in three days and has lost 41% from a February peak.
Big decliners included Meituan and Alibaba, whose shares fell 12.7% and 5.5% respectively. Both were down for the third successive day with investors expecting the companies' food delivery arms to be affected by new regulations guaranteeing workers above minimum pay.
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