Asian stocks moved lower

Following a strong opening after the People's Bank of China disclosed it withdrew 172B yuan ($28B) through repurchase agreements. China's money supply grew at its weakest pace in over a decade during March. Shares of banks and brokerage firms in China stumbled on concerns of capital outflow. The Shanghai Composite Index closed down 1.4%, while the Hang Seng fell 1.6%. The Nikkei showed a 0.6% gain as a strong report on retail sales in the U.S. earlier in the day spilled over. European stocks are slipping with the escalation in Ukraine creating geopolitical worries again. U.S. stock futures are little changed on the early mixed bag of economic news.