Asian Markets Slide as Investors Await Inflation Data
- Asian markets decline on Monday - Japan's Nikkei falls over 2% as investors await key inflation data later this week.
- Australia's S&P/ASX down 0.23% with tech sector dropping nearly 3%.
- China markets also lower - Shanghai Composite down 0.46% and Shenzhen CSI 300 falls 1%.
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng slides 0.88% by close.
- Commodities mixed - crude oil flat while natural gas drops nearly 3%. Gold also declines 0.70%.
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