Asian Stock Markets Close Generally Lower
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Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues fell 25.06 points, or 0.22 percent, to 11,184.53. On Friday, the benchmark rose 80.
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Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday, pulled down by technology stocks following worries about a sales forecast from bellwether Intel Corp. and unexpectedly flat industrial output in Japan.
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Shares in Asia fell on Monday, with Japan down around 2.5 percent and Hong Kong down more than 3 percent, as concerns over the health of the U.S. economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven government bonds.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average closed  slightly lower on Friday, as lingering disappointment over  recent statistics showing weakness in the economy weighed on  issues such as broker Nomura Holdings
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Technology stocks led Asian share  markets lower Friday after a retreat by their U.S. peers, with  investors cautious amid record-breaking oil prices and ahead of  U.S. jobs data later in the day.
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The Straits Times Index closed 1.74 points, or 0.1 percent, lower at 2056.24. It fell as low as 2040.79 in the morning. Gainers, however, led decliners 184 to 162, while trading volume was 476.4 million shares compared with Friday&#39;s 492 million shares.
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The Asian and European markets are down Monday following declines on Wall Street last week.
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Technology stocks led Asian share markets lower Friday after a retreat by their U.S. peers, with investors cautious amid record-breaking oil prices and ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the day.
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Shares in Asia fell, with Japan and  South Korea down around 1.5 percent, as concerns over the  health of the U.S. economy came back to haunt stock markets,  sending investors to seek a safe haven in bonds.
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Asian stocks slumped to a two-week  low on Monday, extending a weak start to 2008, while the dollar  hovered near multi-week lows after weak U.S. jobs data  heightened fears of recession in the region's top export  market.
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Calm returns to global markets, with Asian shares down only slightly after Friday's sharp falls in the US.
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Stock markets in Asia, Europe and the United States spiralled lower on Monday, compounding last week's sharp losses, driven by weak investor confidence and warnings of a strong correction.
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The Nikkei share average closed down 0.38  percent on Wednesday as exporters such as Honda Motor Co. met  profit-taking, and real estate firms and others dependent on  domestic demand sank after weaker than expected growth data.
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Asian stocks edged down on Tuesday as  a reduced sales forecast by the world's biggest retailer,  Wal-Mart, stoked concerns of slower economic growth and offset  relief from lower oil prices.
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Asian stocks, which have been jittery this year at any ill omen from the U.S. market, are likely to take note on Monday of Wall Street's latest fall, while investors continue to keep an eye out for bargains.
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 28--Asian markets fell sharply on Monday, reflecting a deepening worry about exporters dependent on the health of the U.S. economy, and Europe indexes were trading lower as well.
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Weak tech stocks dragged Asian shares lower on Thursday, outweighing the positive impact on exporters of a dollar rebound, and knocking 1.2 percent off Tokyo shares to threaten the biggest one-day fall since Nov. 22.