Hong Kong — Asian stocks dropped and the dollar gained on Wednesday after blasts in Poland that Ukraine and Polish authorities said were caused by Russian-made missiles.
Australian shares fell 0.5%, while Japan’s Nikkei stock index dropped 0.76%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was flat, while China’s CSI 300 lost 0.3.%.Nato member Poland said on Wednesday that a Russian-made rocket killed two people in eastern Poland near Ukraine, and it summoned Russia’s ambassador to Warsaw for an explanation after Moscow denied it was responsible.
US President Joe Biden said the US and its Nato allies are investigating the blast but early information suggests it may not have been caused by a missile fired from Russia.
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