DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN ANCHOR: Well, for other news from Asia, we're joined by CNN's Lisa Barron, now from Hong Kong. Good morning Lisa.</s>LISA BARRON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, David, thanks. Not much holiday cheer left for Asia's markets. Tokyo stocks snapped a three-day winning streak on Wednesday, following the Nasdaq's post-holiday retreat. The Nikkei ended down .2 percent, lead by losses in technology stocks, like NTT DoCoMo and TDK. Besides profit taking, one bearish factor for the market was an unexpected decline in November industrial production, which had been expected to rise. The data is the latest in a string of reports pointing to another downturn in Japan's economy. But some economists, albeit few, refuse to be so pessimistic, saying output will rebound in the spring. Either way, the news pushed the yen to a 16-month low against the dollar. South Korea's currency, the won, ended at a 25-month low against the dollar, even though a formerly state-owned steel company sold dollars to prop up the won. But trading was thin, with the Seoul stack market closed until the New Year. Taipei stocks fell more than 100 points, or about 2 1/4 percent. David, back to you.</s>HAFFENREFFER: All right, thank you very much, Lisa, Lisa Barron, from Hong Kong.
Tokyo Stocks Drop, Following Nasdaq's Post-Holiday Retreat