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Taipei  - Taiwan's stocks ended 3.39 per cent lower Thursday on a sharp overnight fall on Wall Street, dealers said.

The Taiex weighted price index closed down 283.28 points at 8,062.31.

Hong Kong  - Hong Kong shares fell almost 2.5 per cent in morning trading Thursday following overnight losses on Wall Street driven by oil price rises and inflation fears.