Asia shares sink after Wall Street sell-off

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(5 Dec 2018) Asian stocks sank Wednesday after Wall Street plunged amid confusion about what Washington and Beijing agreed to in a tariff cease-fire.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.6 percent to 26,840.74 points and the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.7 percent to 2,647.55.
The Trump administration raised doubts Tuesday about the substance of a US-China trade ceasefire, contributing to a 3 percent plunge on Wall Street.

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