Asian Shares End Mostly Lower; Japan Exporters Remain Under Pressure - Wall Street Journal

By V. Phani Kumar in Hong Kong and Virginia Harrison in Sydney

HONG KONG (MarketWatch)--Most Asian markets surrendered gains to end lower Monday as worries about the European debt crisis and global economic outlook kept investors on edge.

"Weak growth outlook remains the headwind for risky assets. We expect no lasting respite from the ongoing risk aversion until a clear direction on additional [U.S. Federal Reserve] stimulus emerges and until [there's a] significant reduction in euro-zone debt anxiety," said Prakash Sakpal, an economist at ING Financial Markets Research.

Japan's Nikkei Stock Average ended 1.0% lower, as hopes that authorities would ...

By V. Phani Kumar in Hong Kong and Virginia Harrison in Sydney

HONG KONG (MarketWatch)--Most Asian markets surrendered gains to end lower Monday as worries about the European debt crisis and global economic outlook kept investors on edge.

"Weak growth outlook remains the headwind for risky assets. We expect no lasting respite from the ongoing risk aversion until a clear direction on additional [U.S. Federal Reserve] stimulus emerges and until [there's a] significant reduction in euro-zone debt anxiety," said Prakash Sakpal, an economist at ING Financial Markets Research.

Japan's Nikkei Stock Average ended 1.0% lower, as hopes that authorities would ...

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