Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:26:16 GMT
Asian shares outside Japan dropped due to slowing Chinese manufacturing
Asian shares outside Japan dropped due to worse-than-expected manufacturing activity data in China, which showed slowest growth in 4 months. The MSCI Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Index decreased 0.3% to 403.7. S&P/ASX 200 Index lost 2%, while NZX 50 Index dipped 0.6%. The Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.4% as Japanese Topix rose 1%.