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Asian shares down on Greek debt talks Asian shares down on worries over Greek debt talks
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Asian shares headed lower on Thursday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a meeting of European leaders as Greece continued its last-minute efforts to avoid a default. Asian stock markets headed lower on Thursday as investors stayed on the sidelines while last-minute efforts to avoid a Greek debt default continued.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held a late-night two-hour meeting with creditors on Wednesday after seven hours of discussions failed to produce a breakthrough in the debt deal talks. Late-night talks on Wednesday between Greece and the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF failed to find a solution.
Investors were cautious on signs of fresh problems in reaching a deal. Talks will resume on Thursday, with eurozone finance ministers hoping to endorse a deal when they meet later.
The Nikkei was down 0.1% to 20,842.76. Japan's Nikkei 225 index ended down 0.4% at 20,771.40.
The Japanese benchmark eased off 18-year highs after climbing to 20,868.03 in the previous session - marking levels unseen since 1996. Shares of troubled car parts maker Takata rose 0.5%. The company is due to hold a press conference later on the status of its airbag recall which has affected millions of cars.
Shares of troubled auto parts maker Takata were up 0.8% after news the company will hold a press conference later in the day on the status of its massive deadly airbag recall affecting major automakers. Chinese shares followed the regional trend lower, with the Shanghai Composite down 2.5% to 4,574.85, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped 0.8% to 27,193.23.
Chinese shares followed the regional trend lower, with the Shanghai Composite down 0.1% to 4,686.90, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was lower 0.3% to 27,326.83. In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 1% at 5,632.7, retreating from a three-week high of 5,705.80 recorded in the previous session.
In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.6% to 5,655.10 points. In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index ended flat at 2,085.06. The government said it would pass a supplementary budget to counter the economic fallout from an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.
Meanwhile, South Korean shares were lower after a key measure of consumer confidence dropped in June to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years on the outbreak of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. It also cut its growth and inflation forecasts for the year.
The Bank of Korea's composite consumer sentiment index fell to 99 in June from 105 in May. This was the lowest level since December 2012 and the first time the index dropped below the neutral line of 100.
The benchmark Kospi was lower by 0.2% to 2,082.06 points.