A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World markets painted a messy picture on Tuesday, with recently pumped-up crude oil prices retreating sharply and disappointment surrounding China's economic stimulus already setting in - knocking Hong Kong shares back almost 10%. The return of mainland Chinese markets after a week's holiday there did see...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were headed for the first weekly loss in five as the stunning rally in Chinese shares took a breather, although all eyes are on the details of the much-anticipated fiscal stimulus from Beijing this weekend. Overnight, data showed core U.S. consumer inflation came in at 0.3% in September, slightly hotter than expected, which pointed to...

SYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Asian shares were headed for the first weekly loss in five as the stunning rally in Chinese shares took a breather, although all eyes are on the details of the much-anticipated fiscal stimulus from Beijing this weekend. Overnight, data showed core U.S. consumer inflation came in at 0.3% in September, slightly hotter than expected, which...

* Shanghai Composite up 4.6%, CSI300 up 5.9% * Hang Seng slumps 9.4%; record fall in property stocks * Aussie dollar, iron ore, miners and luxury shares sink (Updates to Hong Kong close) SHANGHAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - China's stock markets roared back from a week-long break and climbed to their highest levels in more than two years at the...