Asian Stocks Fall Third Day, Trimming Monthly Advance

Asian stocks fell for a third day, trimming the biggest monthly advance on the regional benchmark index since January 2012, as industrial and health care companies retreated. Nitto Denko Corp. (6988) slumped 11 percent as BNP Paribas SA advised selling shares of the materials manufacturer, saying the surge since the announcement of its inclusion in the Nikkei 225 Stock Average was overdone. Primary Health Care Ltd. (PRY) sank 1.6 percent in Sydney after a board member sold 340,000 shares of the provider of health-care services. Advantest Corp. retreated 7.2 percent after the semiconductor maker forecast a