Asian Stocks Fall Into Longest Losing Streak In More Than Four Years

Asian stocks fell in their longest losing streak in 4.5 years as investors weighed a fresh clash between Europe and Russia and as Chinese lending data suggested the region's biggest source of economic growth is losing steam. The benchmark index, MSCI Asia Pacific (MXAP), dropped 0.2 percent to 145.97, falling for the seventh consecutive day, as of the top of Friday morning Eastern Time.