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Asian Shares Fall On Virus Concerns
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stocks fell on Tuesday as concerns about increasing Covid-19 infections and lockdowns around the world overshadowed investor optimism stemming from vaccine rollouts in Britain, Canada and the United Stated.
Investors are looked ahead to policy announcements later this week by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan for directional cues.
China s Shanghai Composite index ended little changed with a negative bias even as a slew of data showed that the economic recovery in China remains on track.
Hong Kong s Hang Seng index ended down 182.23 points, or 0.69 percent, to 26,207.29.