Asian shares started the week lower on Monday with the absence of a lead from Wall Street last week due to the Easter holidays. Trading volumes were thin with Australian, New Zealand and Hong Kong markets shut for the long weekend.
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Russia's War Against Ukraine
CNBC: Asia shares lower in subdued trade; Ukraine fears weigh
Geopolitical risk was in focus following a gun attack in the eastern part of Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists near the city of Slaviansk said three of their men were killed, reportedly by an ultra-nationalist Ukrainian group.
