Asian markets, euro fall as Greece set for new vote

Inquirer Wednesday 16th May, 2012

A currency trader stretches in front of screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index, left, and the exchange rate between the US dollar and South Korean won at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Asian stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, keeping Europe's debt crisis center stage. The...

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