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Asian stocks mixed after US Senate approves virus aid
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BEIJING – Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after the U.S. Senate approved a proposed $2.2 trillion virus aid package following a delay over its details and sent the measure to the House of Representatives.
Tokyo's market benchmark shed 4.5% and Shanghai and Hong Kong also declined. Australia and Southeast Asian markets gained. Jakarta rose almost 10%.
On Wall Street, the future for the benchmark S&P 500 index was down 1.1%. That for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.8%.
The S&P 500 rose 1.2% on Wednesday but is down nearly 27% from its peak a month ago. The Senate approved the package to blunt the impact of business shutdowns due to the coronavirus outbreak late Wednesday despite arguments over whether it does too much or too little
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