asian stock market nikkei down january 30 2012

Indonesia stock info- asian stock market nikkei down january 30 2012 ; Investors sold Asian stocks and ran to the dollar in a risk-off trading session as the world turned its eyes to Brussels, where an E.U. economic summit was gathering to tackle the European debt crisis.

During early Asian trading on Monday, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was down 0.49%, Australia's S&P/ASX200 was down 0.34%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index was down 0.63%.

A still-sluggish U.S. economy means Asian exporters will struggle in the months to come. In Hong Kong, the top decliners included New World Development, down 4.06%, Li & Fung, down 2.77%, and China Shenhua, down 2.15%. In Australia, the top decliners included Gunns Limited, down 4.76%, White Energy, down 3.88%, and Fairfax Media, down 3.70%. Feel free to forward this Op Ed and follow our Blog stock market news today

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