Asian shares, dollar soft after tepid US jobs data

TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Asian shares were soft and the U.S. dollar was on the defensive on Monday after data showed U.S. employers slowed their pace of hiring in July, while the New Zealand dollar tumbled after a food-safety scare affected dairy exports of the country's largest company.

Japan's Nikkei share average fell 1.0 percent while ex-Japan Asian shares dropped 0.2 percent, in contrast to Wall Street which ended at record highs on Friday in part helped by expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve may delay scaling back its stimulus.