Asian shares outside Japan fall amid tapering worries

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Asian shares outside Japan declined as better-than-forecast expansion in U.S. service sectors boosted speculation the Federal Reserve may soon begin to scale back bond purchases. The MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan Index dropped 0.5% to 440.95, while Japanese Topix index added 0.8%. South Korean Kospi index decreased 0.5% and New Zealand's NZX 50 Index fell 0.3%.
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