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Published in TZ Latest News 15 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Asian shares, currencies slide after Paris attacks, data

HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell to six-week lows on Monday and emerging market currencies wilted as investors sought the safety of the greenback in the wake of Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris and downbeat economic data. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell more than 1 percent in early trade after a 3 percent loss last week. Leading the losers were the Nikkei stock index which tumbled nearly 1.3 percent, nearly wiping out last week’s 1.7 percent gain as latest economic data undershot expectations.