Asian shares lower after US holiday

Asian stocks fell Tuesday in the absence of fresh cues following a market holiday in the U.S.

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average fell 82.22 points, or 0.8 percent, to 9,686.48 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.7 percent to 4,401.10.

In Seoul, the Kospi lost 0.6 percent to 1,630.41 and Taiwan's benchmark fell 0.9 percent to 7,307.16. Hong Kong's Hang Seng bucked the trend, rising 0.1 percent to 19,787.89. U.S. financial markets were closed Monday for Memorial Day.

Japanese exporters mainly fell as the yen strengthened.

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