Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:43:28 GMT
Asian stocks decline on disappointing economic data
Asian stocks declined as economic data from the U.S. to China and Australia added to concern the global economic growth is slowing. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 1% to 116.07, setting for a fifth day of decline. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.6% and New Zealand's NZX 50 Index fell 0.2%. Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average slid 0.8% and South