4:28pm Hong Kong shares tumbled 3.2 per cent on Wednesday amid concerns over Greece after talks aimed at forming a coalition government failed, leading to fresh elections next month.
3:37pm Shares in China closed down 1.2 per cent on Wednesday at a one-month low, as lenders suffered losses after reports of flat loan growth from the country's top four banks.
4:34pm Asian markets fell on Wednesday on news Greece will go to the polls again after talks to form a coalition failed overnight, stoking fears the country will exit the euro zone.
9:28am Europe's political impasse cast a gloom over US markets on Tuesday, as the Dow Jones industrial average extended a slide that has wiped out 5 per cent of its value in two weeks.
THE WEEK EXPLAINED ELECTIONThis is a big year for elections: France and Greece have just held polls yielding dramatic results, the United States will have presidential and legislative elections, and there are general elections ...
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