Asia stocks come off highs; Shanghai falls again

MarketWatch (26/6) - HONG KONG — Stocks in Australia and Hong Kong climbed Wednesday as a positive lead from Wall Street helped a rebound from a string of recent losses, but shares traded in Shanghai extended losses and pulled many regional share markets off the day’s highs. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.5% after a four-day losing streak, while Taiwan’s Taiex rose 1.1% after suffering losses in the previous five sessions. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 0.5% to 19,947.71, dropping back below the 20,000 after opening above that level. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-stocks-lead-asia-rebound-after-losing-streak-2013-06-25