Temasek raises $3.6 billion from sale of China banks' stakes

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's Temasek sold stakes in two of China's biggest banks on Wednesday to raise $3.6 billion, in a move likely aimed at reducing the sovereign investor's big exposure to the financial sector and building up a warchest.

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