Article: ASIAN MARKETS - ASIAN SHARES CLOSE LOWER - OCT 2, 2009.

A round-up of Asian stock markets for Oct 2, 2009 prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

SYDNEY, Oct 2 Asia Pulse - Asian shares ended the week in the red, dragged down by sharp losses on Wall Street which were triggered by a weak US manufacturing activity report. Bourses with the most exposure to the US such as the Nikkei, Hang Seng and Taiwan fell the furthest and were also affected by the National holiday in China which saw the Shanghai index remain closed. Australian shares also plunged but the losses could have been more severe had the ...

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