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US vote fails to lift Asia shares US vote fails to lift Asia shares
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Stock markets in Asia have reacted with scepticism to the approval of a revised financial rescue plan by the US Senate.Stock markets in Asia have reacted with scepticism to the approval of a revised financial rescue plan by the US Senate.
Japan's Nikkei average slipped 1.1%, Australia's stock market slid, and Hong Kong also opened lower. Japan's main Nikkei index was down 1.3% in afternoon trading in Tokyo, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng had lost 1%.
Analysts said concern persisted about the plan's fate in Congress, amid deep fears for the US economy. Analysts said concern persisted about the rescue deal's fate in Congress, amid deep fears for the US economy.
The revised $700bn package must still be approved by the House of Representatives, which rejected an earlier version on Monday. The revised $700bn (£380bn) package must still be approved by the House of Representatives, which rejected an earlier version on Monday.
"There's still a lot of distrust of this bill in the House, so it's hard to know what will happen there," Katsuhiko Kodama, senior strategist at Toyo Securities, told Reuters news agency."There's still a lot of distrust of this bill in the House, so it's hard to know what will happen there," Katsuhiko Kodama, senior strategist at Toyo Securities, told Reuters news agency.
"If you look at recent indicators for the US and Japan, the economy is clearly bad," he said. "You can't expect a rebound just on the bill passing the Senate.""If you look at recent indicators for the US and Japan, the economy is clearly bad," he said. "You can't expect a rebound just on the bill passing the Senate."
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South Korean stocks also fell after the US Senate vote, amid signs of a continued flight to products such as US Treasury bills, which are considered a safe haven. South Korean stocks also fell after the US Senate vote, amid signs of a continued flight to products such as US Treasury bills, which are considered a haven.
Hong Kong share prices opened after a public holiday on Wednesday, moving downwards almost 1%, following the downward trend in Japan. Australian shares fell 0.5% on Thursday after the Senate vote, and analysts there said they expected scepticism to continue until the House of Representatives also backs the rescue plan and it is seen to work.
Australian shares fell 0.3% on Thursday after the Senate vote, and analysts there said they expected scepticism to continue until the US Congress agrees a rescue plan and it is seen to work.
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said his government would cooperate with the Bank of Japan to maintain financial stability in Japan.Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said his government would cooperate with the Bank of Japan to maintain financial stability in Japan.
The Bank of Japan said it had injected one trillion yen ($9.5b) into the financial system, for the 12th straight business day The Bank of Japan said it had injected one trillion yen ($9.5b) into the financial system, for the 12th straight business day.