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5. Asia shares down as economy fears hurt global stocks

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 07:59 AM

Apr 2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17621125

Asian shares have declined after fresh fears over the health of the US and European economies resulted in a sell-off in global markets.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.5%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 1% and Australia's ASX 200 was down 0.3%.

On Wednesday, a weaker-than-expected Spanish bond sale saw concerns over the eurozone debt crisis re-emerge.

In the US, markets fell 1% after the Federal Reserve signalled that it may not provide more economic stimulus.

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