SINGAPORE – Asia Pacific stocks fell sharply on Friday after falling on Wall Street overnight as a rapid surge in bond yields rocked investor sentiment. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 3.44% while the Topix index fell 2.71%. South Korea’s Kospi fell 3.32%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 2.9% in afternoon trading. Mainland China …
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