The Hang Seng has declined 182 points or 1% to 20,440. The Nikkei has slipped 170 points or 2% to 10,183.
The Shanghai Composite Index has added 18 points at 3,000.
The Straits Times, the Seoul Composite Index and the Taiwan Weighted Index are down 0.5% each.
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(Updated at 0819hrs)
The Asian markets have opened soft, taking cues from their US counterparts.
The Hang Seng is quoting at 20,454, weaker by 168 points or 0.8% and the Nikkei is at 10,163, lower by 188 points or 1.8%.
Straits Times is at 2,756, weaker by 25 points or 0.9%, Seoul Composite is at 1,611, lower by 17 points or 1% and Taiwan Weighted is at 7,556, down 41 points or 0.5%.
Shanghai Composite is flat at 2,983.