Stock market today: Asian shares decline after report shows US manufacturing contracted in May

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Treasury yields also slid in the bond market after the report by the Institute for Supply Management showed U.S. manufacturing shrank in May for the 18th time in 19 months. Manufacturing has been hit particularly hard by high interest rates meant to get high inflation under control. That can also hit Asian economies that rely on exports.

Stocks of companies whose profits are most closely tied to the strength of the economy dropped to the market’s worst losses. That included the oil-and-gas industry, as the price of crude tumbled on worries about weaker demand growth for fuel. In other dealings early Tuesday, U.S. benchmark crude oil lost 85 cents to $73.37 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Donald Trump Reveals How Melania Reacted To His Conviction In The Hush Money TrialOpen an Account Now!

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