BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets fell today even as European leaders finally clinched a deal for a rescue package to prevent Greece from going belly up.
The deal didn't make a dent on Asian markets. Many observers feel it falls far short of what Greece needs to prevent financial collapse.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index was down 0.3 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.5 percent, as did South Korea's Kospi. Benchmarks in Taiwan, Singapore, mainland China and the Philippines also fell.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.8 percent. New Zealand and Indonesia also rose.
Benchmark oil hovered near $105 per barrel while the dollar fell against the euro but rose against the yen.
First Coast News