Asian shares lower on global worries

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Source: Marketwatch
Asian markets showed a weak performance on Wednesday led by resource stocks and banks as investors remained concerned about possible outcome of Greek swap deal. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index fell 1.5%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined 0.9% and 
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average lost 0.6%. South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.9% and China's Shanghai Composite shed 0.7%. 

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