Major Asian markets end lower, Nikkei drops 0.7%

Posted on August 23, 2010 at 06:24 AM EDT

Most major stock markets in Asia end lower Monday, with Japanese shares dropping as the yen gains on concern authorities might not step in to prevent the currency’s rise as some had expected.

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