Asia stocks slip, dollar underpinned by yield premium

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Thursday after Wall Street suffered a mild setback after weeks of gains, while the dollar stayed in demand as U.S. government debt offered ever-fatter premiums over euro zone bonds. Japan's Nikkei lost 0.7 percent, edging away from its recent one-year top. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was off a slight 0.1 percent.