Asian shares are mostly lower after US stocks stumble
Maria Simulescu
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Monday while U.S. futures advanced after Wall Street’s lackluster finish to last week. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.3% to 50,226.67 after the government reported that the Japanese economy contracted at a 1.8% annual pace in the July-September quarter. The dollar rose against the Japanese yen, climbing to 154.65 yen from 154.58 yen. Chinese markets also slipped, as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.8% to 26,359.22. The Shanghai Composite index declined
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