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The global economic slowdown continues to take a toll on Asia. New data from China show growth is slowing, while the South Korean central bank has made an unprecedented interest rate cut. And things are not likely to improve next year.

Shrugging off the worst-ever terror attack on the financial capital, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday closed 66 points higher, as funds continued to support amid short-covering on expiry of November month in the derivatives sector.

Stock markets in Asia and Europe are posting gains Thursday, despite warnings China's economy is slowing down.

As the bad news and the uncertainty about the financial rescue plan accumulate and stay, the global stock markets continue to fall. Uncertainty about the banking rescue plan advanced by US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. and deepening gloom that the global financial crisis is biting harder hit Asian markets hard on Thursday. Tokyo closed down 5.25%.

Asian stocks slumped, sending the region's benchmark index to the lowest level in four years, as Japanese exports missed estimates and commodities prices tumbled, deepening concern the global economy is headed for recession, reports Bloomberg.

World stocks The stock markets around the world in Asia and Europe rallied in early trading Monday on news of more European help for troubled banks. Hong Kong's Heng Seng was up ten percent, while top European exchanges rose more than five percent in early trading.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex continued its losing streak for the six straight session on Tuesday and lost 480 points in early trade on all-round selling by foreign funds after the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers led to a turnmoil in global stock markets amid depreciating rupee.

The downward trend continued in the stock markets on Tuesday with the benchmark Sensex closing below 15,000 points level by losing nearly 177 points as selling pressure in heavyweight stocks mainly in banking, realty and metal sectors showed no signs of lessening.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained for the second straight day on Thursday on continuing buying support in heavyweight stocks, particularly Reliance Industries.

Asian stocks opened sharply lower and the dollar fell Monday morning despite steps taken by the U.S. Central Bank to avert a credit crisis that threatens to plunge the U.S. economy into recession.

European and Asian stock markets have dropped sharply Monday, and the dollar fell, hours after the U.S. Central Bank made moves to avert a credit crisis that threatens to plunge the U.S. economy into recession.