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Stock market today: Asian shares dip with eyes on the Chinese economy and a possible US shutdown
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FILE - A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian shares mostly sank Tuesday, Sept. 26, over worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown and the troubled Chinese economy. - photo by AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly sank Tuesday over worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown and the troubled Chinese economy. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 1.0% in afternoon trading to 32,357.25. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.5% to 7,044.90.