<!– google_ad_section_start –> BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Friday following weak economic data from Europe and moves by China’s government to cool inflation pressures. Oil rose to just above $93 a barrel despite Wall Street’s overnight decline and higher U.S. jobless numbers. The Asian heavyweight, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index, fell 0.5 percent to 11,252.41 while in the region’s biggest economy, China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.1 percent to 2,323.72. Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Taipei also suffered declines. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Asian markets decline on Europe concerns
Asian markets decline on Europe concerns
<!– google_ad_section_start –> BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Friday following weak economic data from Europe and moves by China’s government to cool inflation pressures. Oil rose to just above $93 a barrel despite Wall Street’s overnight decline and higher U.S. jobless numbers. The Asian heavyweight, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index, fell 0.5 percent to 11,252.41 while in the region’s biggest economy, China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.1 percent to 2,323.72. Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Taipei also suffered declines. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Asian markets decline on Europe concerns
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