Asian shares drop on euro zone worry, soft U. S. data
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares slid on Tuesday as investors saw opportunities to cash in from recent strong rallies in the face of weak U. S. data and worries that a potential political shake-up could disrupt the eurozone’s efforts to resolve its debt crisis. The MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan tumbled 0. 8 percent, dragged lower by a steep 1. 8 percent fall in Hong Kong shares . The euro took the brunt of renewed focus on the euro zone problems, having risen 2. 3 percent so far this year against the U. S. dollar, up about 5. 4 percent against sterling and 1. . . .
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