Asian Shares Mostly Lower As China Revises 2014 GDP Figure Down; Tokyo, Shenzhen Buck Trend

SHANGHAI -- Asian shares closed generally lower Monday, amid anxiety over upcoming Chinese trade figures -- as the government in Beijing revised its figure for the country's GDP growth for last year down, from 7.4 percent to 7.3 percent. The main Shanghai Composite Index closed 2.5 percent lower, continuing its falls of the previous week. Hong Kong's Hang Seng also fell, by 1.2 percent, while in Sydney the ASX 200 was down 0.2 percent. South Korea's Kospi Index closed 0.15 percent lower, and Sin...