Asian shares fall again, dollar drifts

HONG KONG: Asian shares gave up early gains to fall again on Thursday, weighed by declines in China and Hong Kong, even after a strong lead-in from Wall Street which had also pushed the dollar to the lower end of its recent range.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was last down 0.45%, while Japan's Nikkei, shed 0.47%, after hitting 31-year high it hit on Monday.