Asian shares, euro fall, investors brace for ECB, US payrolls

TOKYO: Asian shares and the euro eased on Wednesday, with investors waiting for a European Central Bank meeting on Thursday and U.S. payrolls on Friday for signs of more action to counter European debt woes and support growth.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.3 percent to a fresh four-week low and Japan's Nikkei stock average opened down 0.2 percent.