Asian equities fall on Friday amid concern about Europe's debt crisis

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Source: Bloomberg
Asian shares decreased on Friday with the regional stock gauges reaching their largest weekly drops in five months as concerns about debt crisis in Europe erupted after Cypriot lawmakers did not agree with the Eurozone's first bailout plan and levy on Cyprus's bank depositors. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped 0.7% to 134.2 and its heading for a 1.8% this week's fall.

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