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Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday, amid inflation data in China that failed to meet expectations and fears of a possible recession in Europe.

Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday, following flat trading on Wall Street as renewed worries over Europe's banking system and a strong yen weighed on investor sentiment.

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday amid new signs of pressure on Europe's banking system and a downturn on Wall Street.

Asian stock markets fell Thursday for the fourth straight day as a European deal to bail Greece out of its financial mess appeared to be on the verge of unraveling.

Asian stocks markets are stabilizing after a day of dramatic plunges Tuesday as futures point to a measure of calm returning to Wall Street following the Dow's sixth worst decline in the last 112 years.

Asian stock markets fell Monday after U.S. political leaders failed to reach a deal to raise Washington's debt limit that is crucial to avoiding an impending default.

Most Asian stock markets slid Monday, pressured by worries over a slowing global recovery and oil prices that rose to their highest level in more than two years as the conflict in Libya escalated.

Japan led Asian stock markets higher Wednesday, surging more than 2 percent after the government announced its first currency intervention to weaken the yen since 2004.

European shares were lower.

Asian stock markets jumped Wednesday, powered by better-than-expected earnings from chipmaking giant Intel Corp. and Singapore's forecast that its economy will grow a blistering 15 percent this year.

Asian stock markets fell Wednesday as overnight gains on Wall Street failed to extinguish worries about the global economy.