TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares were mostly down while the dollar held firm on Thursday after strong U.S. service-sector data and comments from a Fed governor boosted confidence in the economy and fanned expectations of a interest rate hike in September. Dollar-denominated MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 0.6 percent. “Overseas money that would have been allocated to Asia is on the sidelines at the moment,” said Khiem Do, head of multi-asset strategy at Barings Asset Management in Hong Kong.