Asian stocks outside Japan fell, with a regional gauge heading for its first decline in three days, after policy makers meeting in Brussels failed to reach a decision on assisting debt-laden Greece.

Nikkei 225 9,222.52 +79.88 +0.87%

S&P/ASX 200 4,369.5 -16.18 -0.37%

Shanghai Composite 2,030.32 +21.40 +1.07%

Esprit Holdings Ltd., which gets almost 80 percent of its sales from Europe, fell 2.1 percent in Hong Kong.

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. slid 1.9 percent after an Australian regulator initiated legal proceedings against 11 franchisees of the nation’s largest electrical-goods retailer.

Honda Motor Co. advanced 3.2 percent, pacing gains among Japan’s carmakers as the yen weakened, boosting the earnings outlook for the nation’s exporters.