Asia stocks mostly lower in choppy session

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Asia stocks traded mostly down as dividend concerns pressured Japanese utility firms, meanwhile steel producers weighed in Seoul. The Nikkei Sock Average was little changed, the Kospi slid 0.4% and the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.7%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.1%, but Hong Kong stock markets were closed today.
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Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:57:40 GMT

Yen falls past 80 versus greenback on speculation BOJ will ease more

The Japanese Yen fell past 80 versus the U.S. Dollar for the first time in 3 months on speculation theta the Bank of Japan will add more stimulus. The Yen fetched 80.01 per greenback, the weakest level since July 6, before trading at 79.93 from 79.94 at yesterday's close. Japan's currency gained 0.1% to 104.35 per Euro.

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