Stock Market Today: Asian Markets Edge Lower as China Reports Slower Growth in Last Quarter

Stock Market Today: Asian Markets Edge Lower as China Reports Slower Growth in Last Quarter
A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 18, 2023. Ahn Young-joon/AP
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BANGKOK—Shares have fallen in Asia after China reported that its economy grew at a 4.9 percent annual pace in July–September, down from 6.3 percent in the previous quarter.

U.S. futures also fell, while oil prices jumped $2.