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Asian stocks fell for a fifth day, dragging the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to its biggest weekly drop since June, amid...

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Beijing's approval of stock-index futures and additional reforms designed to bring its markets into line with other major bourses should help shrink the valuation gap that has kept yuan-denominated shares at a premium to similar shares listed in Hong Kong, analysts said.

 - Shares in Japan and China slipped Friday in quiet Christmas trade, ending slightly lower after major gains a day earlier. Most other Asian markets were closed for the holiday.

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China’s industrial production jumped, exports fell the least in 13 months and imports surged in November as rebounding trade with Asian nations underscored the region’s role in leading the world recovery.

Shares in Hong Kong-listed Chinese automakers fell on Thursday as China said on Wednesday it would raise the sales tax rate on small cars to 7.5 percent next year, a move that could save it roughly $1.47 billion a year.

For the first 11 months, nationwide vehicle sales rose 42 percent to 12.2 million, with passenger-car sales surging 49.7 percent to 9.23 million.  Four trillion yuan of government spending and $1.3 trillion of new bank lending this year have helped revive growth in China, the world’s third-largest economy. Stimulus measures aimed at auto sales included cutting a 10 percent sales tax to 5 percent and 10 billion yuan of subsidies to help consumers buy and upgrade vehicles.