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Nikkei leads rout in Asia shares after US losses; China CPI in focus
CNBC.com Asian stocks endured selling on Friday as heavy losses on Wall Street overshadowed benign Chinese consumer inflation data. China's consumer prices rose 2.4 percent in March from the previous year, just shy of a Reuters poll for a 2.5 percent increase. China consumer prices rise, but industry deflation persists Economists React: China's Inflation Undershoots Again China inflation jumps to 2.4% year-on-year in March |