Yen fall boosts Nikkei, Asian shares pause on "fiscal cliff"

* Japan LDP back in power after landslide election win. * MSCI Asia ex-Japan little changed. * Yen slumps to 20-month low vs dollar, 7-mth low vs euro. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan’s electoral triumph propelled the yen to a 20-month low that saw the Nikkei stock average open up 1….

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Yen fall boosts Nikkei, Asian shares pause on "fiscal cliff"