The Hang Seng has slipped 163 points to 21,642. The Nikkei is down 13 points at 13,039.
The Taiwan Weighted index has moved up 24 points to 7,072. The Straits Times index has declined 31 points to 2,887, and the Seoul Composite index is down five points at 1,515.
The Shanghai Composite index is up 12 points at 2,932.