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Nov 30 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets were downcast on Thursday as broader Asian equities fell sharply on a selloff in technology heavyweights, with Singapore falling the most. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan retreated over 1 percent after U.S. technology stocks posted...

SHANGHAI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday, led by tech firms tracking falls in high-flying technology shares on the Wall Street, and weighed down by losses in mainland China markets.

* 18 of 21 economists saw BOK to raise policy rate on Nov. 30

* Maturities ranging from 5.5 years to 40 years (Recasts with sector context, trade prices, company fundamentals)

* Q3 business investment posts best performance since mid-2016

Attack on UK prime minister marks new low in president’s relationship with key US ally

Attack on UK prime minister marks new low in transatlantic relationship

* Output, new orders, export orders all rise at faster pace (Adds analyst comment, steel PMI, further detail)

* Big Four banks lose combined $6 bln in market value on the news (Recasts, adds analyst comment and banks' share reaction)

SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Following is the full text of the statements released by the Bank of Korea in English after the central bank raised interest rates for the first time in more than six years on Thursday. For story, see