A person wearing a protective face mask, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, walks past a screen showing Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan. - Reuters
SINGAPORE, Feb 15 (AP): Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday, echoing a decline on Wall Street, amid concerns about a potential Russian military invasion of Ukraine.
Japanese shares started with a boost from bargain-hunting after recent losses, but the buying quickly ran out of steam.
Data released Tuesday (Feb 15) showed the economy grew at an annual rate of 5.4% in October-December, when pandemic restrictions were relaxed for a time after infections fell sharply before rebounding with omicron outbreaks.
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