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HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--By European elections led to a flight to safety by investors in Asia, sending the euro down against the dollar and the yen. That sent Japanese stocks tumbling, pushing the Nikkei down 2.8% to its lowest level since Feb. 15. Investors were also digesting poor economic data from the U.S. barbour jackets late on Friday with oil falling below US$100 late last week after disappointing nonfarm payroll data. Crude futures fell further on Monday on concern demand may ease as worries resurface about the European Union's ability to solve its sovereign debt woes. Crude is currently trading at US$97 a barrel, down 1.4%. Commodity companies were sharply lower, with Fortuscue Metals down 5.4% and Rio Tinto down 5.24%, pulling Australia's S&P/ASX200 index lower by 1.6%. In Hong Kong, PetroChina fell 2.88% and CNOOC was 4.53% lower. Japan was reopening after two days of public holidays last week, barbour with companies holding exposure to Europe falling, including Honda Motor down 3.87% and Nomura lower by 4.95%. Investors fretted as Francois Hollande was elected as French president, giving the country a Socialist leader, while Greek voters delivered a stinging rejection of the country's two incumbent parties. "The election outcome in Greece creates significant uncertainty ahead barbour jacket for the country primarily and the broader spectrum of euro-area assets," Goldman Sachs strategists said in a note to clients. The euro fell to 1.2955 against the dollar in early trading and recently traded at 1.2977. The single currency also fell to its lowest level against the yen since Feb. 16, trading at Y103.63. Australia's S&P ASX200, despite recovering slightly after the barbour coats release this morning of upbeat retail sales figures for March -- up 0.9% in March against an expected 0.2% -- dropped to its lowest level in three weeks. Investors are concerned that the upbeat retail numbers decrease the likelihood of an interest rate cut in June. The Royal Bank of Australia already cut rates by half a percentage point last week. Investors are also waiting for the details of the Federal Budget, out Tuesday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opened 2% down, with nearly all its http://www.shopbarbourjackets.comconstituents down and companies with exposure to Europe underperforming. London-headquartered HSBC fell 2.39% and fashion retailer Esprit Holdings, which is heavily dependent on Europe for sales, was 2.49% off. The index's worst performer was online company Tencent, falling 5.2% after its stock reached an all-time high last week.

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