Asian Stocks Fall After Fed Suggests Sept Rate Hike Possible

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks fell Monday after a U.S. Federal Reserve official suggested a September interest rate hike still was possible and Japanese factory activity weakened. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index fell 2 percent to 3,167.76 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 shed 1.1 percent 18,920.90. Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.9 percent to 5,213.50 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng retreated 0.3 percent to 21,539.59.

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