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Markets in Australia and Hong Kong close early ahead of New Year's Eve.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 advances for ninth straight session, but Chinese markets lose ground.

Janet Yellen's 'dovish hike' gave a great scenario for markets.

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Ahead of the market's opening in the US the shares were not expected to come cheap.

US central bank says it is "prudent" to wait for more information before raising interest rates.

Nikkei slides after Japanese core machinery orders unexpectedly drop in August.

Bank of Japan holds monetary policy steady despite sluggish growth and deflation pressures.

Easing fears over China and dovish Fed outlook boost risk sentiment among investors.

Prospect of imminent Fed rate hike recedes as US posts tepid employment numbers for September.

Japan's unemployment rate unexpectedly rises in August, while consumer spending beats forecasts.

Japan industrial production unexpectedly drops for second straight month.

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Japanese shares wipe out gains for the year as China fears intensify.

Chinese industrial firms post 8.8% year-on-year decline in profits in August.

Japan's Nikkei rebounded 0.8% to 17,708.94 points at mid-day after closing nearly 3% lower on 24 September.

Chinese factory PMI unexpectedly falls to six-and-a-half-year low in September.

Investors remain cautious in the wake of the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady.

Traders remain cautious as the US Federal Reserve considers a first rate hike in nearly a decade.

Investors cautious ahead of Fed's policy-setting meeting on 16-17 September.

Nikkei index poised to make biggest one-day gain in four years.

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Chinese manufacturing activity shrank to its lowest level in over six years in August.

Wall Street traders saw the US stock market benchmark nose-dive by almost 6%.

Shanghai Composite index dives 4% as sell-off frenzy continues.

For the first time, the stock traded below $26, the price at which it made its initial public offering.

Based on an inflation rate of only 0.1% in July, the economic recovery in the US is not lifting off as expected.

Shares across region hit amid uncertainties over Fed rate hike and China.

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China services index advances to 53.8 in July from 51.8 in the previous month.