Banks and mining companies hardest hit in Australia, but Japan’s Nikkei and South Korea’s Kospi both slumped in early trading

Fears of a slowdown in the Chinese economy sent Asia-Pacific stocks plummeting on Monday, days after Wall Street suffered its biggest one-day loss in almost four years.

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