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To: The Reaper who wrote (2643)	8/16/2007 2:13:46 AM
From: RockyBalboa	Respond to of 6370

Bleeding a litte each day... or a little more: AP Asian Stocks Fall in Morning Session Thursday August 16, 1:46 am ET By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Writer Asian Stocks Fall Following Global Stock Declines Over U.S. Loan Fears TOKYO (AP) -- Asian stocks fell Thursday morning, battered by persistent jitters over U.S. housing loan problems and their possible damage to global financial markets. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 2.6 percent on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the morning session, and South Korea's main benchmark fell more than 7 percent in early trade after markets there were closed Wednesday for a national holiday. The Korea Exchange briefly halted computer-generated program trading for about five minutes amid the deluge of sell orders. Hong Kong's blue chip Hang Seng Index was down 4.2 percent at midday.