HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares were on the backfoot on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a gloomy view of the U.S. economy, but hopes that the central bank is moving closer to more stimulus measures limited the day's losses. Chinese shares underperformed the region, dragged down by property plays after data showing another year-on-year dip in home prices spurred profit-taking in one of this year's biggest outperformers in Asia. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.2 percent by midday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 0. …

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