TOKYO: Asian shares fell on Wednesday after four days of gains, as expectations of stimulus action this week by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank fade, and following signs of deepening Asian economic stress.
Chinese official and non-official manufacturing data are due between 0100 and 0230 GMT, with any weakness likely to stoke fears the world's second-largest economy is losing momentum and undermine the market's fragile sentiment.
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