Stocks were also tracking a negative trading session in Asia, where Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed down 2.2% and the Nikkei 225 was off by 0.8%.

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Asia's worst performer for the month was the Hang Seng Index, which dropped 11.7% to 18629.52 and 0.3% down on the day.

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Jones Industrial Average and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index broke records in the past week, the mood isn't as buoyant in Southeast Asia.

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