TOKYO Asian shares extended losses to three-week lows on Friday after bank shares slumped globally, while the yen soared to a 17-month high against the dollar as investors unwound bets against the yen, calculating that any effort by Japan to drive down the yen would be vigorously opposed by other major economies. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.5 percent while Japan's Nikkei .N225 dropped 1.4 percent to near-two-month lows, with financials coming under pressure. Bank shares led losses in Europe and the U.S.
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