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Published in TZ Latest News 26 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Asia shares retreat, euro subdued on ECB stimulus bets

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares fell and the dollar held near an 8-1/2-month peak on Friday, while the euro hovered around seven-month lows on expectations of additional stimulus from the European Central Bank next week. The broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside of Japan slid 0.5 percent, extending losses for the week to 0.7 percent. Japan’s Nikkei (.N225) reversed earlier gains to slip 0.3 percent, but was on track for a weekly gain of 0.2 percent.