SINGAPORE, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Asian shares eased on Friday, tracking a dive on Wall Street, while the dollar firmed as strong U.S. data revived fears the Federal Reserve will have to retain its hawkish stance to tame inflation. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) slid 0.69%, snapping a two-day winning streak. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index (.AXJO) lost 1.01%, while Japan's Nikkei (.N225) opened 1% lower. The data from the United States "flamed fears that further monetary policy tightening in 2023 will be necessary to cool inflation," said Tony Sycamore, a market analyst at IG. The dollar index , which measures the greenback against six other currencies, fell 0.057% to 104.32.

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