HONG KONG: Markets sank in Asian trade on Thursday as Wall Street’s record-breaking streak came to an end, while Tokyo was hit by a stronger yen as investors looked ahead to a Bank of Japan policy meeting.

Tokyo lost 0.64 percent, or 95.95 points, to finish at 14,973.53 and Sydney fell 0.46 percent, or 25.19 points, to 5428.8, while Seoul eased 0.15 percent, or 3.02 points, to 2,011.65.

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