SINGAPORE: Asian equities fell sharply on Wednesday, led by Chinese stocks after a slew of data pointed to a patchy recovery in the world's second-biggest economy, while the dollar was near a one-month high as traders dialled back bets of early interest rate cuts.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 1.8%, touching a fresh one-month low and on course for its steepest one-day percentage fall in over five months.
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