Asian stocks market down march 29 2012

Asian stocks market down march 29 2012 ; Asian stocks fell on Thursday after data revealed orders for durable goods in the U.S. failed to meet expectations for February, pushing companies that export heavily to the world's largest economy down midway through the session.

During Asian trading on Thursday, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was down 1.38%, Australia's S&P/ASX200 was down 0.25%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index was down 0.85%.

In Hong Kong, top decliners included COSCO Pacific, down 4.24%, Sino Land, down 3.25%, and China Merchant Holdings, down 2.95%.

Later Thursday, data on Japanese industrial output, inflation rates and unemployment rates are due out.

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