(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Asian shares were mostly in negative territory on Wednesday as investors continued to digest disappointing Chinese trade figures released on Tuesday, and as China's latest inflation numbers were released.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei index was down 1.8% at 17,907.39 points following Wall Street's lead. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 0.61% at 22,460.16.
The mainland's Shanghai Composite was flat, up just 0.19% at 3,299.51.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.56% at 5,173.80 points, while South Korea's benchmark Kospi index was down 0.55% at 2,007.72 points.
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