Asian shares end lower;
Asian shares ended mostly lower Thursday as escalating fighting in Libya and China's unexpected trade deficit for February sparked a selloff, and with a Moody's downgrade of Spain's government-bond ratings also weighing on sentiment.
Asian stocks ended mostly higher Monday, with Hong Kong and South Korea's benchmarks up more than 3%, amid reports the US government might expand its stake in troubled banking giant Citigroup to ease the financial crisis.