Asian shares at 1-month low, default fears stalk China Evergrande

BENGALURU: Asian shares skidded and the dollar firmed on Monday ahead of a week packed with global central bank meetings, with a torrid session for the world's most indebted property developer China Evergrande dragging Hong Kong stocks to a near one-year low.

Holidays in Japan, China and South Korea kept trading thin, and politics added extra uncertainty with elections in Canada and Germany bookending the week.