Asian shares slide on the euro-zone outlook

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Source: Marketwatch

Asian shares closed lower as market sentiment was impacted by the ECB decision and the euro-zone summit. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and Japan's Nikkei Stock Average both lost 0.7%. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.4%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index tumbled by 0.3% while the Shanghai Composite Index declined 0.1%.

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