Asian shares recover from steep loss, growth worry caps

From reuters.com

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 0.2 pct, Nikkei opens down 0.6 pct. * Australia shares jump after RBA makes upbeat comments. * Euro steadies after Thursday's 6-week lows. Asian shares edged higher on Friday, recouping the previous day's steep losses, as investors reassessed the Federal Reserve's commitment to its current accommodative policy while weak U.S. and European data clouded growth prospects, limiting gains. The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.2 percent, after tumbling 1.5 percent on Thursday for its sharpest one-day slump in seven months. Upbeat comments from the central bank ... (full story)