Asian markets down as data shows China trade weak


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A woman walks past a man examining an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei average and stock quotations outside a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo SYDNEY, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mostly weaker on Tuesday as investors digested weaker Chinese trade data ahead of key inflation readings from China and the United States to deliver an updated outlook on the health of the global economy. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was down 0.7% on Tuesday, after U.S. stocks ended the previous session with mild gains. The index is down...