WSJ: UPDATE: Asian Shares End Mostly Lower; Shanghai Extends Losing Streak
By Colin Ng, Wei-Zhe Tan and V. Phani Kumar
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Most Asian markets ended lower Wednesday, with Chinese shares dragged down on worries about the nation's slowing economic growth and rising inflationary pressure.
The Shanghai Composite dropped 0.9% to 2741.74 for its fifth straight day of losses. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.6% to 9422.88, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gave up 1% to 4584.7, South Korea's Kospi fell 1.3% to 2035.87 and India's Sensex slipped 0.9% to 17847.24.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index escaped the trend, barely, ending 0.1% higher at 22747.28.
