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Published in TZ Latest News 12 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Asian shares sluggish, Ukraine anxiety fans growth worries

Asian shares were tentative on Wednesday, and copper prices slipped to six-week lows on worries about global growth, as investors remained cautious as the crisis in Ukraine threatened a fragile economic recovery in Europe. Japan’s Nikkei share average (.N225) edged up 0.2 percent while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan stood flat. Investors were also wary of developments in Ukraine as a convoy of 280 Russian trucks carrying humanitarian aid headed for eastern Ukraine, where government forces are closing in on pro-Russian rebels.

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