TOKYO (AP) ? Asian stock markets fell Tuesday, weighed down by renewed worries over Europe's financial crisis as investors speculated debt-ridden Portugal would have to seek a bailout.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 51.34 points, or 0.5 percent, to 10,489.70 and South Korea's Kospi fell 0.3 percent to 2,075.20. Shares in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore were also lower.
Sentiment was sluggish across Asia amid growing speculation that Portugal would be forced into a bailout, joining Greece and Ireland in getting massive financial help from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund.
The European debt crisis also pressured U.S. stocks with the Dow Jones industrial average losing 37.31 points, or 0.3 percent, to 11,637.45 on Monday, falling for the third straight day.
In currencies, the dollar rose to 82.87 yen in Tokyo from 82.69 yen in New York late Monday. The euro fell to $1.2939 from $1.2947.
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