Dollar hits four year high, Asian stocks on edge as Hong Kong seethes

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.4 percent, hitting a 20-week low. Japan's Nikkei average (.N225) rose 0.7 percent after U.S. Australian shares were hit by falls in iron ore prices, while South Korean counters were stung by the falling yen, which favors their Japanese competitors. Australian shares dropped 0.6 percent (.AXJO) while Seoul shares dropped 0.2 percent (.KS11).

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