BEIJING – Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on Thursday as hopes U.S. leaders will agree on a new economic stimulus before the Nov.
3 presidential election faded.Benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Shanghai advanced.Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index dropped 0.7% on Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he and congressional leaders were “far apart” on new aid for the struggling U.S.