KUALA LUMPUR: Asian stocks remained in negative territory on Wednesday midday trade giving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index its biggest drop in two weeks.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped 1.7% to 112.04 in the afternoon - the most since Aug 17. Investor sentiment took a beating on worries of profit forecast cuts and concerns that US banks might be hit by deepening losses.
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